Malware Distributor Faces 60 Years

By Jimmy Daniels
Contributing Writer, RealTechNews
John Schiefer, a computer security consultant for 3G Communications who went by the names Acid and Acidstorm online, faces 60 years in jail and a fine of $1.75 million. Schiefer and his cohorts, who have not been charged yet, collected over 250,000 computers into botnets and sometimes controlled them from work.
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