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Blind Hacker Sentenced to 11 Years

Posted by Kara Reeder Jun 30, 2009 8:59:50 AM

According to PCWorld, Matthew Weigman, a blind Boston-area teenager, has been sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for hacking into the telephone network and harassing the Verizon investigator who was working on a case against him.

 

Weigman was part of a "swatting" group.

 

"Swatters make prank 911 calls, but they use spoofing technology to make it appear as though the call is being made from a victim's house. The idea is to harass their targets, preferably by having police show up at their door, guns drawn."

 

The Department of Justice alleges that Weigman made over 60 prank emergency calls. He also drove nearly 70 miles to the Verizon investigator's house in order to "intimidate and frighten him," reports PC Pro.

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