University Student Sentenced For Gaming Virus
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011 - Emily W.
Paul McLoughlin, a University student from Liverpool, has been given a suspended sentence after pleading guilty to harvesting gaming usernames and passwords from over 100 individuals. According to local police, conviction for hacking is rare, but the courts have made an exception in the case of Mr. McLoughlin.
Police were first tipped off to the 22-year-old student’s illegal activities after the University of Salford received a complaint from the United States. It seemed that someone at the university had stolen the individual’s personal information via the internet. Together, the police, the university and security expert McAfee gathered evidence to get to the bottom of the crime.
In order to steal information from various gamers around the world, McLoughlin hid software called Istealer in a wide range of games, including the popular new title Prototype.
He was able to steal passwords for the Steam gaming platform, allowing him to play games online through other users’ accounts without having to pay for the service. He was recently charged under the Computer Misuse Act 1990 (section 3A), which prohibits individuals from manipulating programs in order to gain access to other people’s computers. He will receive an 8 month suspended sentence.
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