WiFi hacking neighbor from hell gets 18 years in prison

A Minnesota hacker prosecutors described as a "depraved criminal" was handed an 18-year prison term Tuesday for unleashing a vendetta of cyberterror that turned his neighbor's lives into a living nightmare.

Barry Ardolf, 46, repeatedly hacked into his next-door neighbors' WiFi network in 2009, and used it to try and frame them for child pornography, sexualharassment,variouskinds of professional misconduct and to send threatening e-mail to politicians, including Vice President Joe Biden.

His motive was to get back at his new neighbors after they told the police he'd kissed their 4-year-old son on the lips.

"Barry Ardolf has demonstrated by his conduct that he is a dangerous man. When he became angry at his neighbors, he vented his anger in a bizarre and calculated campaign of terror against them," (PDF) prosecutor Timothy Rank said in a court filing. "And he did not wage this campaign in the light of day, but rather used his computer hacking skills to strike at his victims while hiding in the shadows.

"Over months and months, he inflicted unfathomable psychic damage, making the victims feel vulnerable in their own home, while avoiding detection."Ars Technica

The above is only an excerpt. Here's the source.

What a read! That's some major vengeance right there!

He couldn't have simply used it for an easy access to pirated content?

haha! good for the family that he is getting put away. maybe he'll get booty-raped. that would be cool.

he inflicted unfathomable psychic damageArs Technica

That's awesome.

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he inflicted unfathomable psychic damagechessmaster1989

That's awesome.

He must have a psi level of at least 9.

He couldn't have simply used it for an easy access to pirated content?

Serraph105

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[QUOTE="Ars Technica"]

he inflicted unfathomable psychic damagetenaka2

That's awesome.

He must have a psi level of at least 9.

Thats awesome, way to get back at the family for wrongfully accusing you of kissing their 4 year old son.

Justice is served! He's going to get it in prison, sad but true.

I don't know why they would call the police about he and his son kissing though. I wasn't raised to kiss my parents on the mouth but I've seen other families do it.

The sentence should also include a sharp kick to the groin.

Too bad we'll never know if he was rightfully or wrongfully accused of kissing their four year old son on the lips.Hexagon_777

[QUOTE="Ars Technica"]

he inflicted unfathomable psychic damagechessmaster1989

That's awesome.

[QUOTE="Hexagon_777"]Too bad we'll never know if he was rightfully or wrongfully accused of kissing their four year old son on the lips.22Toothpicks

He kissed someone else's child on the lips....Would you like if some stranger locked lips with your 4 yr old child?

Also he was in possession of child pornography, so whether the accusations of pedophilia was true or not, this doesn't really help his case.

[QUOTE="22Toothpicks"][QUOTE="Hexagon_777"]Too bad we'll never know if he was rightfully or wrongfully accused of kissing their four year old son on the lips.Blue-Sky

He kissed someone else's child on the lips....Would you like if some stranger locked lips with your 4 yr old child?

Also he was in possession of child pornography, so whether the accusations of pedophilia was true or not, this doesn't really help his case.

if they falsey accused him of kissing their son on the lips its not fair at all for them to get away scott free while he gets 18 yearsonebeelo

[QUOTE="onebeelo"]if they falsey accused him of kissing their son on the lips its not fair at all for them to get away scott free while he gets 18 years22Toothpicks

Well, that creep will be getting some loving of his own in jail.

[QUOTE="Hexagon_777"]Too bad we'll never know if he was rightfully or wrongfully accused of kissing their four year old son on the lips.22Toothpicks

[QUOTE="Blue-Sky"]

[QUOTE="22Toothpicks"] Uhh that's not even an accusation. I mean who gives a **** if a father kisses his 4 year old good bye or good night? Is there really something wrong with showing affection to your children? I don't get it. Unless they caught him making out with his son I don't see the problem.22Toothpicks

He kissed someone else's child on the lips....Would you like if some stranger locked lips with your 4 yr old child?

Also he was in possession of child pornography, so whether the accusations of pedophilia was true or not, this doesn't really help his case.

[QUOTE="22Toothpicks"][QUOTE="onebeelo"]if they falsey accused him of kissing their son on the lips its not fair at all for them to get away scott free while he gets 18 yearsonebeelo

He tried to frame them for child pornography (which means he downloaded it). He tried to ruin their marriage. He tried to ruin their careers. He sent letters to politicians in their names saying they were going to kill said politician. These are VERY serious offenses.

He deserves all 18 years.

revenge is different in everyones eyes.

:lol:

That guy is diabolical. This is really funny though.

[QUOTE="onebeelo"][QUOTE="22Toothpicks"] Yes because a false accusation is equal to the crap he put them through. :/howlrunner13

He tried to frame them for child pornography (which means he downloaded it). He tried to ruin their marriage. He tried to ruin their careers. He sent letters to politicians in their names saying they were going to kill said politician. These are VERY serious offenses.

He deserves all 18 years.

[QUOTE="howlrunner13"]

[QUOTE="onebeelo"] not equal, no but not 18 years in prison of a difference either.onebeelo

He tried to frame them for child pornography (which means he downloaded it). He tried to ruin their marriage. He tried to ruin their careers. He sent letters to politicians in their names saying they were going to kill said politician. These are VERY serious offenses.

He deserves all 18 years.

I'm making all these assumptions?

They TRACED all of this stuff back to the neighbor.

The FBI was called because of threatening emails he sent in their names.

These are all SERIOUS crimes.

As for him being a pedo or not, well we don't know what really happened there. But his actions prove him to be sick and the fact that he knows where to download child porn doesn't help his case.

[QUOTE="onebeelo"][QUOTE="howlrunner13"]

He tried to frame them for child pornography (which means he downloaded it). He tried to ruin their marriage. He tried to ruin their careers. He sent letters to politicians in their names saying they were going to kill said politician. These are VERY serious offenses.

He deserves all 18 years.

howlrunner13

I'm making all these assumptions?

They TRACED all of this stuff back to the neighbor.

The FBI was called because of threatening emails he sent in their names.

These are all SERIOUS crimes.

As for him being a pedo or not, well we don't know what really happened there. But his actions prove him to be sick and the fact that he knows where to download child porn doesn't help his case.

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[QUOTE="onebeelo"] you take one news article and make all these assumptions that you label as fact the problem is we're never going to know both sides of the story but if someone came out for reasonand said you kissed their 4 year old son, people will forever change their opinion of you and view you as some sick peado. people like that would even be prone to attacks from the neighbourhood if word got out if that happened to me i would seriously want my revenge aswell, and at least this guy didnt resort to pyshical violence.Hexagon_777

I'm making all these assumptions?

They TRACED all of this stuff back to the neighbor.

The FBI was called because of threatening emails he sent in their names.

These are all SERIOUS crimes.

As for him being a pedo or not, well we don't know what really happened there. But his actions prove him to be sick and the fact that he knows where to download child porn doesn't help his case.

While I'm certainly not going to try it , I don't think you can find child pornography on Google.

Though I suppose if he had the patience to look up how to hack a network it would be pretty easy for him to find child pornography.

Not that it matters, it doesn't excuse him from his actions if he found it on Google or not.

[QUOTE="onebeelo"][QUOTE="howlrunner13"]

He tried to frame them for child pornography (which means he downloaded it). He tried to ruin their marriage. He tried to ruin their careers. He sent letters to politicians in their names saying they were going to kill said politician. These are VERY serious offenses.

He deserves all 18 years.

howlrunner13

I'm making all these assumptions?

They TRACED all of this stuff back to the neighbor.

The FBI was called because of threatening emails he sent in their names.

These are all SERIOUS crimes.

As for him being a pedo or not, well we don't know what really happened there. But his actions prove him to be sick and the fact that he knows where to download child porn doesn't help his case.

[QUOTE="howlrunner13"]

[QUOTE="onebeelo"] you take one news article and make all these assumptions that you label as fact the problem is we're never going to know both sides of the story but if someone came out for reasonand said you kissed their 4 year old son, people will forever change their opinion of you and view you as some sick peado. people like that would even be prone to attacks from the neighbourhood if word got out if that happened to me i would seriously want my revenge aswell, and at least this guy didnt resort to pyshical violence.onebeelo

I'm making all these assumptions?

They TRACED all of this stuff back to the neighbor.

The FBI was called because of threatening emails he sent in their names.

These are all SERIOUS crimes.

As for him being a pedo or not, well we don't know what really happened there. But his actions prove him to be sick and the fact that he knows where to download child porn doesn't help his case.

Yeah, I'll have to agree with you on that point.

I could understand getting revenge if he was wrongly accused. Something like that would definitely screw your life up.

I just think he went a little too far in his quest. :P

[QUOTE="Hexagon_777"]

[QUOTE="howlrunner13"]

I'm making all these assumptions?

They TRACED all of this stuff back to the neighbor.

The FBI was called because of threatening emails he sent in their names.

These are all SERIOUS crimes.

As for him being a pedo or not, well we don't know what really happened there. But his actions prove him to be sick and the fact that he knows where to download child porn doesn't help his case.

howlrunner13

While I'm certainly not going to try it , I don't think you can find child pornography on Google.

Though I suppose if he had the patience to look up how to hack a network it would be pretty easy for him to find child pornography.

Not that it matters, it doesn't excuse him from his actions if he found it on Google or not.

[QUOTE="howlrunner13"]

[QUOTE="onebeelo"] you take one news article and make all these assumptions that you label as fact the problem is we're never going to know both sides of the story but if someone came out for reasonand said you kissed their 4 year old son, people will forever change their opinion of you and view you as some sick peado. people like that would even be prone to attacks from the neighbourhood if word got out if that happened to me i would seriously want my revenge aswell, and at least this guy didnt resort to pyshical violence.onebeelo

I'm making all these assumptions?

They TRACED all of this stuff back to the neighbor.

The FBI was called because of threatening emails he sent in their names.

These are all SERIOUS crimes.

As for him being a pedo or not, well we don't know what really happened there. But his actions prove him to be sick and the fact that he knows where to download child porn doesn't help his case.

[QUOTE="howlrunner13"]

[QUOTE="Hexagon_777"]Google? :?

Hexagon_777

While I'm certainly not going to try it , I don't think you can find child pornography on Google.

Though I suppose if he had the patience to look up how to hack a network it would be pretty easy for him to find child pornography.

Not that it matters, it doesn't excuse him from his actions if he found it on Google or not.

[QUOTE="onebeelo"]

[QUOTE="howlrunner13"]

I'm making all these assumptions?

They TRACED all of this stuff back to the neighbor.

The FBI was called because of threatening emails he sent in their names.

These are all SERIOUS crimes.

As for him being a pedo or not, well we don't know what really happened there. But his actions prove him to be sick and the fact that he knows where to download child porn doesn't help his case.

FrostyPhantasm

[QUOTE="howlrunner13"]

[QUOTE="Hexagon_777"]Google? :?

Hexagon_777

While I'm certainly not going to try it , I don't think you can find child pornography on Google.

Though I suppose if he had the patience to look up how to hack a network it would be pretty easy for him to find child pornography.

Not that it matters, it doesn't excuse him from his actions if he found it on Google or not.

Through all these months they didn't stop to think that maybe they should disable their wireless network?sSubZerOo

[QUOTE="sSubZerOo"]Through all these months they didn't stop to think that maybe they should disable their wireless network?tocool340

Indeed. I'd say most people have no idea about routers, let alone the difference between WEP and WPA. The installation guy comes in, sets it up (maybe with a password, maybe not) and they never touch it again unless there is a problem.

[QUOTE="Hexagon_777"]

[QUOTE="howlrunner13"]

While I'm certainly not going to try it , I don't think you can find child pornography on Google.

Though I suppose if he had the patience to look up how to hack a network it would be pretty easy for him to find child pornography.

Not that it matters, it doesn't excuse him from his actions if he found it on Google or not.

Deihjan

[QUOTE="Hexagon_777"]

[QUOTE="howlrunner13"]

While I'm certainly not going to try it , I don't think you can find child pornography on Google.

Though I suppose if he had the patience to look up how to hack a network it would be pretty easy for him to find child pornography.

Not that it matters, it doesn't excuse him from his actions if he found it on Google or not.

onebeelo