- Jan 24, 2011
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A hacker from New Hampshire will be sentenced later this month for his role in a fraud scheme that involved installing malware on the computers of German dial-up users.
The fraudulent operation lasted from 2003 until 2007, during which time Asu Pala, 37, of New Hampshire, and his co-conspirators used a custom malicious program to abuse the modems of computers they infected.
The program silently dialed premium rate phone numbers set up by the hackers in Germany, racking up fraudulent charges on people's telephone bills.
According to prosecutors, Pala's role was to recruit programmers to work on the malicious application and to distribute it to the targets.
In total, the hacker is believed to have earned $7,941,336. He is also accused of failing to pay $2,287,993 in income taxes.
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The fraudulent operation lasted from 2003 until 2007, during which time Asu Pala, 37, of New Hampshire, and his co-conspirators used a custom malicious program to abuse the modems of computers they infected.
The program silently dialed premium rate phone numbers set up by the hackers in Germany, racking up fraudulent charges on people's telephone bills.
According to prosecutors, Pala's role was to recruit programmers to work on the malicious application and to distribute it to the targets.
In total, the hacker is believed to have earned $7,941,336. He is also accused of failing to pay $2,287,993 in income taxes.
More details - link
