Lexis Nexis Hacker Sentenced

Justin Perras pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit computer fraud.  Smart move, copping the plea.  He now only has to do one year in jail followed by three years supervised release.  Oh, and he owes a lot of cash in reparations too.  Justin got the toughest sentence of his cohorts, probably because he was breaking into cars while awaiting trial.

From SCMagazine here:

A Massachusetts resident who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit computer fraud and identity theft has been sentenced to one year in jail by a Florida court.

Justin A. Perras was one of five co-defendants who admitted hacking into computers at information management provider LexisNexis. He was sentenced to one year in prison, three years supervised release and 100 hours of community service.

The fraudsters infected and hijacked the organization’s computers and used social engineering techniques to access information, including login usernames and passwords stored in the company’s Accurint database, prosecutors said in numerous press reports.

The group also used a trojan to break into a Port Orange, Fla. police computer to steal personal information, according to a report in the Dayton Beach News-Journal.

The other defendants were sentenced in December for their roles in the plot and between them must pay LexisNexis $105,750 in compensation.

All five offenders have been banned from using computers, according to press reports.

My previous story on Perras is here.  My advice to Justin is to keep your soap on a rope and memorize these other tips.