Prosecutors say peer-to-peer hacker in plea deal

Prosecutors say peer-to-peer hacker in plea deal Taiwan News Online


A hacker suspected of infecting thousands of personal computers with malicious software to obtain private financial information will plead guilty to fraud under a plea agreement, the U.S. attorney's office said.
Under the deal filed Thursday, Jason Michael Milmont, 19, agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge of unauthorized access to a computer to further a fraud, according to a statement from the U.S. attorney's office.
Prosecutors said the case was the first in the U.S. in which a person was prosecuted for using peer-to-peer software to deliver so-called "malware."
Milmont, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, agreed to pay $73,866 in restitution and could face up to five years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine. Sphere: Related Content