Hungarian Hacker was arrested for threatening Marriott

A  Hungarian Hacker was arrested for hacking into Marriott International Corporation computers and to blackmailing to leak confidential data obtained from the company's computers if Marriott didn't offer him a job.

Attila Nemeth, 26 year old , break into the Marriot company's computers by sending Malware attached email to one of the employee.  This malware gave him backdoor into the system.  After he get access to the system , he steal the confidential data of the company.

On Nov. 11, 2010, he sent an initial email to Marriott personnel and threatened to leak the confidential data if Marriott did not give him a job .

But Marriott didn't respond for his mail. So he send another email with attachments as proof of the breach on Nov. 13, 2010.




Nemeth could be sentenced 10 years in prison for the transmission of malware and 5 years in prison for blackmailing.   Sentencing is scheduled for Feb. 3, 2012, at 11 a.m. Nemeth remains detained.


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