Romanian hacker`s action for release rejected
Romanian Vlad Constantin Duiculescu, eBay database hacker, will remain in custody after the Bucharest Court of Appeal rejected his action for release. The Bucharest court rejected as ungrounded the appeal of Duiculescu, for whom the court last week issued a 29-day preventive arrest warrant. According to local Mediafax news agency, Duiculescu was accused of repeatedly breaking into email accounts belonging to eBay employees between 2005 and 2007, causing damages of over 2 million U.S. dollars.
Duiculescu`s lawyer said in court the preventive arrest is not justified, as his client`s actions did not lead to damages caused to eBay clients, but to the company, which had to reinforce its security system following the attacks.
"I broke into the system to show that I can," Duiculescu told judges.
The hacker was arrested by organized crime prosecutors on April 17.
In 2005, the U.S. Secret Service sent Romanian authorities a notice on the internet sale of an application containing the source code of the eBay login page, which required users to enter usernames and passwords.
Following investigations, it was found that eBay users were being redirected to fake websites. Investigators identified over 270 such websites, seven of which were linked to Duiculescu.
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Source: Antara
Duiculescu`s lawyer said in court the preventive arrest is not justified, as his client`s actions did not lead to damages caused to eBay clients, but to the company, which had to reinforce its security system following the attacks.
"I broke into the system to show that I can," Duiculescu told judges.
The hacker was arrested by organized crime prosecutors on April 17.
In 2005, the U.S. Secret Service sent Romanian authorities a notice on the internet sale of an application containing the source code of the eBay login page, which required users to enter usernames and passwords.
Following investigations, it was found that eBay users were being redirected to fake websites. Investigators identified over 270 such websites, seven of which were linked to Duiculescu.
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Source: Antara