WiFi hacker lands 18-year prison sentence, sex offender status for campaign of cyber vengeance

Look, we do not forget that being accused of pedophilia is horrible but, in case you are not fascinated with spending time within the pokey, it’s not likely best to exact your revenge by hacking and framing your accusers for making terrorist threats or downloading child pornography. That was the unlucky route chosen by Minnesotan Barry Ardolf, whose neighbors Matt and Bethany Kostolnik went to the police after he allegedly kissed their four-year-old son at the lips. Ardolf broke into the couple’s Wi-Fi and e-mail accounts, and used them to post porn on MySpace , send threats to Joe Biden, and explicit come-ons to Matt’s coworkers. Now the the 46-year-old cyberbully is facing 18 years in prison, a tricky sentence for a primary time offender sure, but an investigation revealed the Kostolniks weren’t his first victims. As well as his lengthy stay in jail Ardolf may also must register as a sex offender — an underestimation were sure isn’t lost on him.

[Thanks, Alan]
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