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Teen sentenced for hacking

Teen sentenced for hacking

Robert Vamosi Former Editor
As CNET's former resident security expert, Robert Vamosi has been interviewed on the BBC, CNN, MSNBC, and other outlets to share his knowledge about the latest online threats and to offer advice on personal and corporate security.
Robert Vamosi
A 17-year-old from Massachusetts pleaded guilty on Tuesday to breaking into Paris Hilton's cell phone. The youth was sentenced to 11 months detention in a juvenile facility. According to the (free registration required), the youth also broke into a wireless Internet provider, AOL, and participated in an attack on the data warehouse LexisNexis earlier this year. I wrote in detail about this attack and described the youth's cohorts in a Security Watch column last May.