Aussie hacker jailed for sewage attacks
Source: cooltech.iafrica.com
L33tdawg: Heh. Jailed for hacking a sewer. Strange.
A 49-year old Brisbane man has been sentenced to two years in prison for hacking into a local council's computerised waste management system, causing an environmental disaster which saw millions of litres of raw sewage spill into rivers, parks and the grounds of a Hyatt Regency hotel.
Vitek Boden was found guilty on 30 charges involving computer hacking, theft and causing significant environmental damage after his exploits in March and April last year, in what is being described as the world's first environmental vandalism case. The Maroochydore District Court found Boden guilty of all charges relating to the cyber attacks, and ordered him to spend the next two years behind bars and pay AUS$13 110.77 in compensation to the Maroochy Shire Council.
Boden used to work for Hunter Watertech, the company that installed the waste management system for the Maroochy Shire Council, and he used the opportunity to pilfer the software that controls the sewage pumping system. The court heard that Boden's relations with his former employer were "strained", and when he applied for a job at the council and was turned down, he decided to get revenge.
