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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DaydreamingPosted:

That took along time to find this guy.

ExoticWolfsPosted:

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

KurumuPosted:

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.

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UFOs Wow this stuff is serious people 20 years is a long time.


20 years is ridiculous, any other company would hire them for the "good" side, they showed an exploit, I bet that method no longer works...


20 years for hacking... Some people dont even get that for murder in the UK i think this is shocking!

PlusnetPosted:

1 year isn't as bad as you would of expected.

-EffyPosted:

Well that sucks. I'm sure he had lots of important stuff on those hard drives.

imgurPosted:

UFOs Wow this stuff is serious people 20 years is a long time.


20 years is ridiculous, any other company would hire them for the "good" side, they showed an exploit, I bet that method no longer works...

SkamaPosted:

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Vancouver_Canucks House arrest? Smart. What if he goes on his computer again?


They'll have constant monitoring of everything he does, that's what happens under house arrest.


That'll be funny on those lonely nights with visits to certain sites :P

Lightupyeerlife420Posted:

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.

IntPosted:

Wow this stuff is serious people 20 years is a long time.


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