Mariposa Botnet Mastermind Gets almost Five Years in Jail

Maribor, 23 December - Hacker Matjaž Škorjanc was sentenced to four years and ten months in jail by the Maribor District Court on Monday for devising a malicious software that infected an estimated ten million computers worldwide. He was also find guilty of money laundering and complicity in crime.

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Sentences pronounced against hacker Matjaž Škorjanc (right) and his ex-girlfriend Nuša Čoh.
Photo: Gregor Mlakar/STA.

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Hacker Matjaž Škorjanc as Maribor District Court announces verdict against him.
Photo: Gregor Mlakar/STA.

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Hacker Matjaž Škorjanc as Maribor District Court announces verdict against him.
Photo: Gregor Mlakar/STA.

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Sentences pronounced against hacker Matjaž Škorjanc (right) and his ex-girlfriend Nuša Čoh.
Photo: Gregor Mlakar/STA.

Maribor
Sentences pronounced against hacker Matjaž Škorjanc (right) and his ex-girlfriend Nuša Čoh.
Photo: Gregor Mlakar/STA.

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