A 20-year-old man pleaded guilty Monday to surreptitiously seizing control of hundreds of thousands of Internet-connected computers and renting the zombie network to people who mounted attacks on Web sites, served up pop-up ads and sent out spam. . Jeanson James Ancheta, of Downey, Calif., pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles to four felony charges for crimes, including infecting machines at two U.S. military sites, that earned him more than $61,000, Assistant U.S. Attorney James Aquilina said. The link for this article located at Chron.com is no longer available. . Jeanson James Ancheta admitted culpability for cyber offenses, notably compromising military systems and generating substantial revenue.. Felony Hacking, Cybercrime Case, Botnet Operations, Internet Security, Malware Attacks. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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