In a remarkable move, Dutch prosecution authorities are now warning everyone who is using the KPN user login data which has been published online, that they will be facing stiff prison sentences.
It’s remarkable because not too long ago two Dutch hackers who launched cyberattacks on VISA and MasterCard were sentenced to 26 and 80 hours of public service.
Also, 5 Dutch wizardforum hackers who hacked into 14 university networks in the US and a large number of university networks in Western Europe, causing at least 100,000 USD in damages, only received probation sentences
http://vrritti.com/2011/08/24/5-dutch-wizardforum-hackers-who-hacked-into-14-university-networks-in-the-us-and-a-large-number-of-university-networks-in-
A Dutch hacker called Brenno de Winter was not being prosecuted in The Netherlands for hacking Public Transportation Cards. He did break the law but was acting as a reporter too. Public Prosecutor’s Office argued that in that case the importance of informing the general public as a journalist was prevailing.
http://vrritti.com/2011/09/09/dutch-hacker-brenno-de-winter-will-not-be-prosecuted-in-the-netherlands-for-hacking-public-transportation-cards-he-did-break-the-law-but-was-acting-as-a-reporter-too-public-prosecutors-office-argu/
And finally:
Having released a 19-year-old pro-Wikileaks Anonymous supporter after a day, the Dutch Public Prosecutor’s Office now reports that it has released the first Anonymous supporter they arrested, a 16-year-old individual from The Hague who has attacked the websites of VISA and MasterCard. The Public Prosecutor’s Office explains that “the investigation does not require him to remain in custody any longer.” He has been released on the condition that he will not engage in criminal activities in the future.
http://vrritti.com/2010/12/17/16-year-old-anonymous-supporter-released-by-dutch-prosecution-authorities/
Dutch language news article:
http://www.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/11490881/__OM_dreigt_met_celstraf__.html
Previously:
KPN Hack Out Of Control? Hackers Post KPN User Data On Pastebin
http://vrritti.com/2012/02/10/kpn-hack-out-of-control-hackers-post-kpn-user-data-on-pastebin/
KPN Hackers Interviewed By Dutch News Site Nu.nl: ‘KPN Servers Were Badly Secured, Badly Maintained. We Could Have Disconnected Internet Users’
http://vrritti.com/2012/02/09/kpn-hackers-interviewed-by-dutch-news-site-nu-nl-kpn-servers-were-badly-secured-badly-maintained/
Server Of Dutch Provider KPN Has Been Hacked, Damage Unknown
http://vrritti.com/2012/02/08/server-of-dutch-provider-kpn-has-been-hacked-damage-unknown/
