Interesting that this person was doing some of this while working at Morgan Stanley. It seems that there would be much richer pickings at a Wall Street bank than at TJX.
Also, Watt is now "prohibited from using a computer". Is that possible? How do the feds define "computer"?
Of course it's possible! Haven't you ever seen Hackers? The same thing happened to the guy in the movie. duck
It's most likely a condition of his bail. After he serves his sentence it will likely be a condition of his probation. I don't think this is uncommon for large scale computer crimes.
prohibited from using a computer I know, it sounds like something from 1987. I imagine that right now it's a condition of his bail rather than a sentence subject to appeal.
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Interesting that this person was doing some of this while working at Morgan Stanley. It seems that there would be much richer pickings at a Wall Street bank than at TJX.
Also, Watt is now "prohibited from using a computer". Is that possible? How do the feds define "computer"?
Of course it's possible! Haven't you ever seen Hackers? The same thing happened to the guy in the movie. duck
It's most likely a condition of his bail. After he serves his sentence it will likely be a condition of his probation. I don't think this is uncommon for large scale computer crimes.
prohibited from using a computer I know, it sounds like something from 1987. I imagine that right now it's a condition of his bail rather than a sentence subject to appeal.
As far as I can tell, Watt didn't make any money off the scheme.
I think the author meant his mother paid off the apartment and forbid him from using a computer. At least that's what I understood.