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DirecTV hacker sentenced to seven years
Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus 2004-12-10

A Canadian man was sentenced to seven years in a U.S. prison this week after admitting he led a sophisticated satellite TV piracy ring that produced and sold thousands of hacked smart cards in the U.S. and Canada.

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Re: DirecTV hacker sentenced to seven years 2008-07-02
Intellectual Property
People who steal thoughts and ideas that come from organized minds are no different that someone who goes in to someones house and steals the houdeholders property. Remember when these cases are prosecuted, and an economic value is placed on the loss, the amount of the loss is deducted from the the ...

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