'Sextortion': 6 years for O.C. hacker who victimized women, girls

[The Northerner]

A 32-year-old Santa Ana man who stole sexually explicit images and videos off girls' and women's computers and blackmailed his victims into sending him sex tapes was sentenced to six years in prison on Thursday.

In sentencing Luis Mijangos, 32, a paraplegic wounded in a gang shooting, U.S. District Judge George H. King said the defendant engaged in “psychological warfare” and “cyberterrorism.”

Mijangos, who is a an illegal alien from Mexico, pleaded guilty in March to computer hacking and wiretapping. He also admitted that in late 2009 he used malicious software to hack into a teenage girl’s computer, which gave him control over the victim’s webcam and allowed him to surreptitiously obtain naked photos of her. He also took control of the girl's microphone and recorded conversations.

Federal prosecutors in sentencing papers outlined how Mijangos "infected the computers of hundreds of victims by sending Trojan emails and instant messages embedded with malicious software that gave him complete access to and control over the victims’ computers.” He would portray the malicious software as files of popular songs or videos. He would then steal financial information, read emails and then watch and listen to them. "Often, he then used the information he obtained to play psychological games with his victims.”

Read more: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/09/sextortion-six-years-for-oc-hacker-who-forced-women-to-give-up-naked-pics-.html

[richmwill]

1. Sick bastard...

6 years isn't enough, for what he put his victims through.