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lukeford
12-26-2006, 05:30 PM
Prosecutors were successful in the conviction of two men who used a dialer operation over 15 months that infected nearly 100,000 PCs and netted nearly $17.2 million. Once installed, the Trojan horse devices used premium rate “0190” phone numbers linked to an online adult website.

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MaskTVMaura
12-27-2006, 07:36 PM
Gee, only 4 years of jailtime each for making several million dollars, AND they don't have to pay reparations... hmmm, maybe I'm in the wrong line of work! LOL