PSN hacking suspect sentenced to house arrest for destroying evidence

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This week, 23-year-old Ohio resident Todd M. Miller was sentenced to a year of house arrest for destruction of evidence and obstructing a federal investigation into a 2008 hacker-led PlayStation Network breach.

The Columbus Dispatch reports that US District Judge Peter C. Economus said Miller was a member of the KCUF hacking clan in 2008 when the group organized an attack on the PlayStation Network, potentially compromising user data.

The FBI contacted Miller while investigating another hack in 2011 that resulted in an extended PSN outage. After obtaining a search warrant, the FBI entered Miller's home to find that his computers were smashed and his hard drives were missing. Lacking evidence to bring up Miller and another suspect on hacking charges, the FBI instead charged Miller with obstructing the investigation.

While Miller faced up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, he was sentenced to three years of probation and a year of house arrest for obstruction of justice. The judge additionally ordered Miller to obtain a high-school equivalence certificate, as part of his sentencing.

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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/15/psn-hacking-suspect-sentenced-to-house-arrest-for-destroying-evi/

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CDCPosted:

Omg I am from Ohio :

GossipPosted:

Wow that judge is a royal ***

DunPosted:

Do people even read the article? He got 3 years of probation and 1 year of house arrest.

That's actually not that bad for a crime that was getting him 20yrs imprisonment and a $250, 000 fine.

CirclePosted:

Vlif
ExoticWolfs Well, I am sure this guy will have fun. :)


I hope hacking PSN was worth 20 years jail time xD


3 years of probation, 1 year of house arrest...

C00KIEZZZPosted:

Vlif
ExoticWolfs Well, I am sure this guy will have fun. :)


I hope hacking PSN was worth 20 years jail time xD


that is a bit long though if it was in the uk he would get like 3 years and thats it but its stupid cause in the uk you get 2/3 years for murder then in america u get 20yrs for a hack on psn!!!

ZebPosted:

That sucks

PoonPosted:

ExoticWolfs Well, I am sure this guy will have fun. :)


I hope hacking PSN was worth 20 years jail time xD

gowaddictPosted:

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Kurumu
Lightupyeerlife420 Wait? 20 years?? Thats crazy dude. The sentence for murder is a minimal of 25 years but they sentence this guy for in prison for 20 years for hacking a game console. How does hacking a game console and killing another person compare? This is my opinion but if you ask me, these companies should put all the security they feel necessary before releasing the console to the public. But if people want to go ahead and remove the security then they should be allowed! Especially if they spent their own money buying the console. The law should be more focused on serious matters such as terrorist attacks. Its sick that they worry more about people who want to mod the console they paid for then matters such as the Boston marathon bombing. Maybe if they spent more time on serious matters like that, it probably would not have happened.


Not sure if you completely understand what this guy actually did. This man was suspected of the hacking crap that happened to PlayStation where thousands of credit cards and other personal information was stolen, and I believe was sold online. What this person did was a serious offense.


I understand the matter. I don't understand the sentence. Its only 5 years off a murder sentence. I doubt this guy would be able to steal money through a game console although it is possible. But they didn't prove that he stole anything. I just think the law should worry more about the safety of the people instead of a persons desire to hack a game console.


He hacked the console of course he had access to stealing money. I dont know if there is any proof that he did but he was most likely able to do it.


its still not the guys point he saying that the life in prison for a murder is 25 years yet this guy was gunna face 20 hes only 5 years off a murderer but yet he didnt do something as bad as killing someone yeah its extreme what he did but geese a murderer deserves literally life in jail 99 years not 25 imo

gowaddictPosted:

lol 1 year house arrest hes a hacker hes gunna love sitting in front of his computer all day

LostPosted:

Probably a smart thing for him to destroy the evidence.


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