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17 Charged in Satellite TV Case

Date: February 11, 2003
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QUOTE: Seventeen people have been charged with developing technology used to steal millions of dollars in satellite television service. The charges culminated a yearlong federal investigation into the underground world of computer hackers, the authorities announced today.

ABSTRACT: Satellite decryption devices, used to hack smart cards, are responsible for the loss of $15 million worth of revenue for satellite companies. Seventeen people connected with the crime have been charged, nine of who have allegedly violated the Digital Milennium Copyright Act.
--- Kathleen Hom

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