Dutch Botnet Hackers Sentenced to Time Served

The lead perpetrator was sentenced to two years in prison and the accomplice to 18 months, the Dutch public prosecution service said in a statement. Part of each sentence is probationary. In both cases the sentences equal the time the two young men have already served, meaning they don’t have to spend any more time in prison. In addition to the prison sentences, the court ordered the main hacker to pay a 9,000 euro ($11,700) fine, while the second hacker was ordered to pay 4,000 euros ($5,200). In keeping with Dutch court custom, the hackers were not identified.

Will they learn their lesson? Hard to judge… the jail sentence is far worse than the fine though. What’s amazing is that it doesn’t even sound like they purchased many things with their illegit funds… just some tech toys off eBay. Hardly sounds worth the two years in prison!

Source: News.com