Job Seeking Hacker Gets 30 Months In Prison

wiredmikey writes "A hacker who tried to land an IT job at Marriott by hacking into the company's computer systems, and then unwisely extorting the company into hiring him, has been sentenced to 30 months in prison. The hacker started his malicious quest to land a job at Marriott by sending an email to Marriott containing documents taken after hacking into Marriott servers to prove his claim. He then threatened to reveal confidential information he obtained if Marriott did not give him a job in the company's IT department. He was granted a job interview, but little did he know, Marriott worked with the U.S. Secret Service to create a fictitious Marriott employee for use by the Secret Service in an undercover operation to communicate with the hacker. He then was flown in for a face-to-face 'interview' where he admitted more and shared details of how he hacked in. He was then arrested and he pleaded guilty back in November 2011. Marriott claims the incident cost the company between $400,000 and $1 million in salaries, consultant expenses and other costs."

Geez what a moron

[Weaselmancer]

I mean, if he had access to their network and wanted a job, he should have forged interview and approval emails.

Think outside the box, man.

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[hamburger lady]

clearly, this whole thing is obama's fault.

i'm trying to grasp the level of stupidity here

[circletimessquare]

"hi, i'm arnold, i stole your tv. would you like to hire me to put a lock on the bathroom window i broke into?"

i'm trying to put myself in the thinking here, and no... i just can't understand. i've reached my stupidity simulation threshold. i simply cannot understand a person this dumb

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[Anonymous Coward]

Wrong, still Obama's fault! Stop living in the past. The economy, cost of tuition, cancer - all Obama's fault, as sayeth the great Lord Limbaugh!

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[zwede]

It's "1337" hacker. Just sayin'.

And seriously, ... the incident cost the company between $400,000 and $1 million in salaries, consultant expenses and other costs. ???
That's got to be the craziest application of 'cop math' I've seen in a non-drug related case ever.

I guess you haven't seen the 'math' used in file sharing law suits then.