Jeanson James Ancheta

Jeanson James Ancheta
Born (1985-04-25) April 25, 1985 (age 39)[1]
Conviction(s)Pleaded guilty to four felony charges
Criminal penalty5 years in prison

On May 9, 2006, Jeanson James Ancheta (born April 25, 1985) became the first person to be charged for controlling large numbers of hijacked computers or botnets.[2][3]

  1. ^ True People Research [dead link‍]
  2. ^ "American owns up to hijacking PCs". BBC News. 24 January 2006. Retrieved 2008-09-26.
  3. ^ By Holden Frith and AP (January 24, 2006). "Hacker pleads guilty to building 'botnet' army". London: Times Online. Retrieved 2008-09-26. In the first case of its kind, Jeanson James Ancheta, of Downey, California, pleaded guilty in a Los Angeles court to four charges, including infecting machines at the China Lake Naval Air Facility in California and the Defence Information System Agency, in Falls Church, Virginia.[dead link‍]