Lenient Court Ruling for Teen Hacker
An eighteen year old hacker had charges dropped because he had a “potentially bright career”. Owen Walker was charged as a teen and it was not for a small crime:
“…Investigators called Mr Walker’s programme one of the “most advanced” they had seen, prosecutors said.
He did not take money from people’s accounts, but he was paid nearly $31,000 (£15,500) for software he designed that gave the cyber-ring access usernames, passwords and credit card details.”
link: NZ teenage hacker charges dropped
It seems that Owen Walker used his computer skills for criminal purposes. This ruling sets a horrible precedent. He had financial gain from his activities. The people who were victimize by this teenager’s program may think that this ruling minimizes the crime.
Catherine Forsythe
Tags: career, court ruling, crime, hacker, New Zealand
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