Adam Botbyl

Adam Botbyl is an American computer hacker from Michigan. He gained unauthorized access to the Lowes corporate computer network via an open, unsecured wireless access point used by the Lowe'sref|FreeP chain of home improvement and hardware stores. The access point was initially discovered inadvertently by his then roommate, Paul Timmins. Months later, Botbyl and Salcedo returned to explore and exploit the network at a store located in Southfield, Michigan.ref|SecurityFocus They then attempted to install a program that could have allowed them to capture the credit card information of customers conducting transactions through the Southfield store.

The government claimed that the crime could have caused more than $2.5 million in damages. The three men were initially charged with 16 counts of wire fraud and unauthorized intrusion. Botbyl pleaded guilty to 1 count of Conspiracy, and the remaining counts were dismissed on the government's motion, per a plea bargain. Ultimately Botbyl was sentenced to 26 months imprisonment, followed by 2 years of supervised release ref|Sentencing

On September 1, 2006, Botbyl was released from BOP custody.On January 28, 2008, Botbyl's supervised release ended 7 months early.

ee also

* List of convicted computer criminals

References

# "Second hacker who entered Lowe's computers gets 26 months." December 16, 2004. "Detroit Free Press".
# "Wardriving guilty plea in Lowe's wi-fi case", SecurityFocus, August 5, 2004. [http://www.securityfocus.com/news/9281/ Article]
# "Judgement in a Criminal Case, 5:03CR53-02, Western District of North Carolina" December 16, 2004. [http://www.timmins.net/court/503cr00053.30.smj.pdf Judgment in a Criminal Case]