Damned hacker!

"A young computer hacker who carried out a sophisticated and lucrative online fraud operation to feed his gambling habit has been jailed.

Alistair Peckover, 21, bought a Porsche, expensive watches and more than £30,000 worth of gold bullion using the proceeds from his complex scam. Detectives said he systematically defrauded legitimate online businesses and unsuspecting members of the public with his self-taught computer skills.

Peckover, of London Road, Hailsham, East Sussex, was jailed for 20 months at Southend Crown Court in Essex after admitting two counts of fraud. A further 50 offences were taken into consideration, Sussex Police said. ...."
 
In a further scam, Peckover stole the identities of unsuspecting people to open gambling accounts with Ladbrokes and SkyBet. He had already received a suspended prison sentence in June last year for hacking into gambling sites and making a large profit for himself. But just two months later police said he was breaking the law again, by hacking into BT Openzone and gaining details of people's email accounts and their passwords. He then used one of the identities to open a gambling account. Police said he later admitted all the offences and to cheating on several other gambling sites...
I wonder if he has ever PABd :p
 

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