Australian OptusNet hacker sentenced upon appeal
Source: SNP
Australian hacker sentenced upon appeal, Sophos says better late than never Sophos, a global leader in anti-virus protection for businesses, has welcomed the conviction on appeal of Australian hacker and self-confessed "nerd" Stephen Craig Dendtler. Dendtler, aged 22, hacked into one of Australia's largest ISPs, OptusNet, gaining access to 435,000 customer records and passwords. However, at his original court hearing in April, despite him pleading guilty and the charges being proven, no conviction was recorded against him. The Australian authorities subsequently appealed the case on the grounds that the non-existent sentence was clearly inadequate and might have encouraged others to engage in similar activity.
