Pair Nailed In AOL Spam Scheme

SpinnerSpinner Birmingham, UK
edited June 2004 in Science & Tech
An AOL software engineer has been arrested for stealing the company's entire subscriber list, totalling 92 million screen names and selling it to a 21-year-old Las Vegas spammer. Apparently Jason Smathers, 24, last year illegally accessed the highly confidential AOL list by using another employee's identification codes.
AOL's subscriber base is about 30 million individual customers, who account for 92 million different screen names. Prosecutors also contend that Smathers subsequently sold Hathaway an updated AOL customer list--this one with approximately 18 million names--for $100,000. Both men have been charged with conspiracy, which carries a maximum prison sentence of five years.
Submitted by: profdlp

Source: Thesmokinggun

Comments

  • ArmoArmo Mr. Nice Guy Is Dead,Only Aqua Remains Member
    edited June 2004
    i wonder how geeks go in prison, i bet the tux tatoo keeps big bad john at bay
  • GHoosdumGHoosdum Icrontian
    edited June 2004
    :wow: :wtf:;D:werr:
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