Hungarian man charged with hacking Sony Ericsson site
Swedish authorities formally charged a 26-year-old Hungarian man with industrial espionage on Tuesday, charging him with hacking into the Sony Ericsson AB and Ericsson AB intranets. Csaba Richter told officials he hacked into the intranets hoping that Sony Ericsson or Ericsson would hire him when they saw his skills, Chief District Prosecutor Tomas Lindstrand said.
Richter allegedly hacked into the computer systems from his home in a small town north of Budapest from March 2002 until June 2004. He has admitted to stealing documents containing information about telecommunications, Lindstrand said.
"It’s made clear from the way he has done this and how systematically he has been working that he is extremely knowledgeable in computing," said Lindstrand, adding that the suspect started to play with computers as a kid, although he has not worked in IT. "His motive, as he puts it, is to show Ericsson in what bad state their security is -- look what I can do! He says that he was hoping they would hire him when they understood his skills and knowledge."
