- GlobalHell
globalHell was a group of hackers, composed of about 60 individuals, founded in February 1998 by Patrick W. Gregory aka "MostHateD" and
Chad Davis aka "Mindphasr". The group disbanded in 1999, when 12 members were prosecuted for computer intrusion and 30 for lesser offences. These members were known to congregate on the Eris Free IRC Network, especially in the channel #eleet.The members of the group were responsible for over a hundred website defacements, trafficking stolen personal and financial information and illegally accessing numerous teleconferences over which they co-ordinated their efforts. A few of the systems they broke into include those of
United States Army , theWhite House , United States Cellular,Ameritech and the US Postal Service.Members of globalHell
MostHateD aka Patrick W. Gregory
Gregory was sentenced to 26 months imprisonment, three years supervised release, and to pay $154,529.86 in restitution.
Mindphasr, aka
Chad Davis Mindphasr was ordered to pay $8,054 in restitution to the Army and serve six months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release and to gain approval from future employers to use the Internet.
Egodeath, aka Russell Sanford
On Dec. 6, 2000, Judge Karen Greene spared Sanford, age 17, jail time, sentencing him to five years' probation on condition that he keep the peace, stay offline, submit to random polygraph tests for proof and pay US$45,000 in restitution. It was his partner, a lesser experienced 15-year-old, who was caught and was spared prosecution for turning evidence against Sanford.
In January, 2001, Sanford violated his probation by selling LSD and was sentenced to two years in Hutchins State Jail.
Zyklon, aka Eric Burns
Burns was ordered to pay $36,000 in restitution, serve 15 months in prison and not to touch a computer for three years after his release.
YTCracker , aka Bryce Case, Jr.altomo
SliPY
Mnemonic
Jaynus
Ben-z, aka Ben Crackel (May 06, 1983--June 05, 2006)
ne0h Clem3ntine
icbm
soupnazi
p0g0
datamunk
obsolete
icesk
External links
* [http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/cybercrime/gregory.htm US Department of Justice press release announcing that Patrick Gregory pleads guilty.]
* [http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/cybercrime/gregorysen.htm US Department of Justice press release on Patrick Gregory's sentence.]
* [http://www.wired.com/news/politics/1,35264-0.html Wired.com news article on globalHell.]
* [http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-501316.html ZDNet news article related to the disbandment of gH.]
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