us: Jail sentence for botnet creator

A hacker who hijacked hundreds of PCs to create a botnet has been sentenced to 41 months in jail by a US court.

A hacker who hijacked hundreds of PCs to create a botnet has been sentenced to 41 months in jail by a US court.Robert Matthew Bentley of Panama City, Florida also faces $65,000 (£33,000) in fines and will be under supervision for three years on his release.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7451268.stm

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