Dr. Dre Hackers Sentenced By German Court

[TRG]

Two German men were sentenced on Thursday for hacking computers containing material belonging to Lady Gaga, Dr. Dre and other musicians, stealing their banking data and accessing email accounts.

One of the men, identified as Deniz A, was sentenced to 18 months in prison, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), which aided in the investigation and often publicises court cases involving piracy. Another man, Christian M, received an 18 month suspended sentence.

Both were convicted of copyright theft and computer intrusion, while Deniz A was also convicted of extortion, the IFPI said.

Deniz A, who called himself DJ Stolen, was also accused of obtaining photographs from artist Kesha's computer and trying to blackmail her. Deniz A later apologised to Lady Gaga in a letter that was published in Bild, a German newspaper. Justin Timberlake was also a target of the hackers, who were active between 2009 and 2010.

The IFPI said its investigators noticed a "growing number" of pre-release tracks being leaked earlier than expected. During the two year probe, investigators found the two were sending phishing emails containing files purporting to be music, but were actually Trojan horse programs that collected the authentication details for artists' email accounts.

With those details, the two men downloaded the tracks and then sold them for as much as $1,000, the IFPI said.

http://news.techworld.com/security/3286965/lady-gaga-and-dr-dre-hackers-sentenced-by-german-court/

[GangstaBoogy]

18 months? And casey anthony is free? Lol man what a world we live in

[Dre-Day]

During the two year probe, investigators found the two were sending phishing emails containing files purporting to be music, but were actually Trojan horse programs that collected the authentication details for artists' email accounts.

i guess dre's staff isn't smart then

[Sikotic™]

I'm surprised they didn't murder them in the streets considering its in Europe

[Chamillitary Click]

Did they post here?

[Elkoizm]

Did they post here?

Haha!!

[Matty]

chillin'

[bouli77]

Did they post here?

LMAO

[Dre-Day]

perhaps koolo is one of them

[Lunatic]

No more Detox leaks  lol

[AK]

$1,000?? doesn't seem worth it to me..I'd imagine you can get more than a stack for a stolen Dre track no?

[Jimmy H.]

$1,000?? doesn't seem worth it to me..I'd imagine you can get more than a stack for a stolen Dre track no?

From who though? It's not like the person who buys it can legally profit it off it anymore than the one who stole it. Once it's been leaked to the public, it's basically worthless, and trying to re-sell it risks some serious problems if the wrong folks catch you.

[AK]

$1,000?? doesn't seem worth it to me..I'd imagine you can get more than a stack for a stolen Dre track no?

From who though? It's not like the person who buys it can legally profit it off it anymore than the one who stole it. Once it's been leaked to the public, it's basically worthless, and trying to re-sell it risks some serious problems if the wrong folks catch you.

You're right, I was thinking the same thing as I was typing it. Just seems like a huge risk just to make a couple thousand dollars, might as well just sell drugs and make 10 times more money

[awol22222]

Did they post here?

Haha!!

[K.Dub]

Did they post here?

PsychoHustla?