Man Convicted of Hacking Despite Not Hacking

Re:Man Convicted of Hacking Despite Not Hacking by tantalor on Thursday April 25, 2013 @01:16PM (#5608489)

I don't see what the big deal is. If you pay somebody to commit a crime (e.g., murder), you may be prosecuted for the crime itself.

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Re:Man Convicted of Hacking Despite Not Hacking by betterunix on Thursday April 25, 2013 @01:46PM (#5608700)

Four of the six charges were related to accessing a computer. In this case, that amounted to logging in and downloading files.

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Re:Man Convicted of Hacking Despite Not Hacking by mpyne on Thursday April 25, 2013 @04:14PM (#5609568)

And yet the trade secret charge had the harshest penalty, and the conspiracy charge was tied for second-harshest. Maybe the Federal Sentencing Guidelines count the number of charges convicted on but it's hard to claim that the CFAA is the only or predominant reason Nosal will be facing jail time in this particular case.

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