, SecurityFocus 2004-12-16
A 21-year-old Michigan man was sentenced to nine years in federal prison Wednesday in federal court in Charlotte, North Carolina for his role in a failed scheme to steal credit card numbers from the Lowe's chain of home improvement stores by taking advantage of an unsecured wi-fi network at a store in suburban Detroit.
Anonymous
Also, the comment about you cannot unsuccessfully attempt to rob a bank and expect to not get serious penalties is dead on.
I read somewhere there was a "perceived potential loss" or something to that effect of > 2 million dollars. This is why the penalty was so harsh. Along ...
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