How long should the PSN hackers go down for?

I'm seeing a lot of people in the comments section in the report about the PSN hackers being apprehended going on about life sentences and even the death penalty. To me this seems a bit ridiculous, if they didn't actually use or sell the data they stole I think 3-5 years is sufficient but if they did use or sell the data then maybe 7-10 years is more appropriate. It's not like anybody got killed or even hurt.

What sentence do you think they deserve?

Well, I think sony should be sued... no firewall/protection whatsoever...? But then again, they did something illegal and ruined online gaming for gamers for a while, so yeah... give em 3-5 years I say!ErasMuscle

No prison, just cut off their hands so they can't hack, play games, or... :)

They should be hired by Sony to act as security consultants. They broke into the system, so they are the best people to defend it.foxhound_fox

Hell, they could hire them out to videogame developers to make hacking mini-games in their games that actually make some amount of sense.

They should be hired by Sony to act as security consultants. They broke into the system, so they are the best people to defend it.foxhound_fox

No prison, just cut off their hands so they can't hack, play games, or... :)

Inconsistancy

Thats where the mechanical arm comes in handy.

[QUOTE="Inconsistancy"]

No prison, just cut off their hands so they can't hack, play games, or... :)

T_REX305

Thats where the mechanical arm comes in handy.

I guess they could still play games or hack, but it'd be much slower.

They stole account info but didn't use it.Maybe 50 or 70 years in a russian or south american jail would work.

Death Penalty? That's ridiculous.

I would say 10 years in prison at the most.

slap on the wrist and 500 hours of community service

Cyberterrorism is a serious issue and should be punished by 10-15 years. 3-4 is too short.bbkkristian

They should be hired by Sony to act as security consultants. They broke into the system, so they are the best people to defend it.foxhound_fox

i'm not taking their side just sayin

if the punishment will be so high it will make annonymus guys angry and surely they will do sthand no1 knows, wht they will do&what it would cost this time!

How long is "terrorism" supposed to get?

Well, depends how much money sony lost. I would say somewhere between 5-15 years.

They should be set free. Their intentions were good.Doct0rBiohazard

Not sure if serious...

[QUOTE="Doct0rBiohazard"]They should be set free. Their intentions were good.Pixel-Pirate

Not sure if serious...

make then pick the soap

i say 10-15 years, from what i've heard they stole the identitys of millions of people and their bank account details,

Who cares if they were going after sony they shouldnt have hurt the everyday man that works hard, has a real job and earns his money so he can spend it on things he enjoys, for some1 to take that from the everyday working class man/woman i say thats a terrible crime.

haha actualy they should send em to one of those labour camps in china where they get the guys to do manual labour for 8-12 hours a day then play WOW the rest to mine gold so the chinese gaurds can sell it on wow.

get them to do that for 15 years and they wont even look at a computer again afterward.

I would give them 10-15 years.

maybe if we could squeeze alot of information out of them, the sentance could be significantly reduced

They should be set free. Their intentions were good.Doct0rBiohazard

I have agreed with most things you have said, but this is possibly the most naive and ridiculous thing I have ever read in OT. minus 1000 respect points

[QUOTE="Doct0rBiohazard"]They should be set free. Their intentions were good.arbitor365

I have agreed with most things you have said, but this is possibly the most naive and ridiculous thing I have ever read in OT. minus 1000 respect points

I'm seeing a lot of people in the comments section in the report about the PSN hackers being apprehended going on about life sentences and even the death penalty. To me this seems a bit ridiculous, if they didn't actually use or sell the data they stole I think 3-5 years is sufficient but if they did use or sell the data then maybe 7-10 years is more appropriate. It's not like anybody got killed or even hurt.

What sentence do you think they deserve?

superchronik

They should be hired by Sony to act as security consultants. They broke into the system, so they are the best people to defend it.foxhound_fox

[QUOTE="Pixel-Pirate"]

[QUOTE="Doct0rBiohazard"]They should be set free. Their intentions were good.Doct0rBiohazard

Not sure if serious...

I'm sure many mass murderers had good intentions too. Unfortunately they hurt alot of people so that defense doesn't work for the murderer.

Similar to this. Their intentions were good (not really) but they harmed thousands of thousands of innocent people so it doesn't matter if they had pure intentions. They hurt others.

[QUOTE="Doct0rBiohazard"][QUOTE="Pixel-Pirate"]

Not sure if serious...

Pixel-Pirate

I'm sure many mass murderers had good intentions too. Unfortunately they hurt alot of people so that defense doesn't work for the murderer.

Similar to this. Their intentions were good (not really) but they harmed thousands of thousands of innocent people so it doesn't matter if they had pure intentions. They hurt others.

No prison, just cut off their hands so they can't hack, play games, or... :)

Inconsistancy

Cyberterrorism is a serious issue and should be punished by 10-15 years. 3-4 is too short.bbkkristian

I can't even begin to describe how ignorant this is.

Some rapists don't even get 10 years.

I don't even think there is any real evidence. I remember reading about some guys in Spain getting caught on suspician, but that's about it.

No, really. They only did it to prove a point to Sony. Or so I was told, care to enlighten me?Doct0rBiohazard

what was that point exactly? because sony was trying to get geohotz prosecuted for doing something that is..... oh yeah..... illegal. an interesting fact is that microsoft has been doing this stuff for years. I knew a guy who hacked Xboxes and Xbox360s and sold them in flea markets. he almost got sent to prison for that. so, in reality, companies have never tolerated people hacking their systems and pirating their games. and they really shouldnt be expected to.

but about their good intentions, im sure they decided to hack into people's personal information (like credit/debit cards numbers, social secutirty numbers), all in good faith. all for the greater good right?............ good intentions my ***

I honestly dont care what their intentions are. they committed an act of terrorism. and im not just using that word lightly. they attempted to use threats of a attack to get sony to change something, and then when sony didnt bend to their demands, they attacked them. this is terrorism, by its definition. and what did they accomplish? keeping gamers from being able to play their PS3s online for almost a month, and almost stealing countless people's information.

sorry, but they are not matyrs, they are not good guys, they are not freedom fighters, they are not noble. they are terrorists. they are criminals. and their self-righteousness only makes them even bigger scumbags.