Sign up with GoogleHey I just wanted to let u guys out there know that you can and will get busted. I was a firm believer that there was no real law against bandwith theft and that the police is too lazy to do anything.
But I was wrong, today I had 6 cops at my door with a search warrant, I glady let them in as bandwith theft had not crossed my mind.
I was told that I had controviened section 86 (1) (2) of the electronic and communications and transmissions act (act 25 of 2002) which in basic terms refers to bandwith theft. I stay in Johannesburg and these police officers came all the way from cape town they also had a seargant from the sandton police station with them. They explained to me that this is a new section of the police which was formed in 2002 and in cape town because most main isp servers are located there.
Anyway I know that I have used other peoples accounts occasionally, which isnt right and unacceptable. Anyway the account I used was reported to the police in November 2006, it took them 10 months to get my information from telkom. They told me that their unit is growing because of the increase in adsl users as well as the increase of adsl account theft.
They explained my 2 options.
1.) Is admition of guilt, this will involve admitting to the crime this will include paying a fine, recieving a criminal record and the seizure of my pc (which wont be used in anyway and just kept as assurance untill I have paid the fine)
2.) Is denying involvement in the crime in which I would need to appear in court in cape town. For this option the search warrant comes in hand in which they have the right to seize any computer, harddrives, devices which are connected to a network point or not, computer storage devices such as flash drives, dvd's, tapes, documents, hard copies, software or devices such as palmtops, cell phones, i-pods, laptops, notebooks, adsl router, "skype" peripherals, telkom devices or any other devices that may reflect the following username.... . That didn't sound like a good option because I knew I was guilty, they could take whatever and I would probably never see it again plus I would be fined for every single account in my posession. I didn't have any accounts saved anywhere, only on the internet but this option is not even feasible if you aren't guilty.
So this is just a warning to all adsl "hackers" (can't even call it hacking coz its so noob) but anyway just dont do it. We all know that telkom is to blame for high prices but it doesnt justify the crime.
I know many people will say serves u right bla bla and that I'm only saying this because I got caught. But u know ur right, I know its retarded to steal bandwith its just the same as bribing a metro cop and its just as bad for the economy people just lack basic ethics. Some lack ethics some are greedy some are both, like me I have a 10gb cap but I still did it.
This post serves as a contribution to the community to help reduce bandwith theft. I just hope this serves as a wake up call for many that thing they can't get busted. I got caught for an account I used last year about 10 months ago. So if you're using a hacked account now u might just get caught next year april.
But I was wrong, today I had 6 cops at my door with a search warrant, I glady let them in as bandwith theft had not crossed my mind.
I was told that I had controviened section 86 (1) (2) of the electronic and communications and transmissions act (act 25 of 2002) which in basic terms refers to bandwith theft. I stay in Johannesburg and these police officers came all the way from cape town they also had a seargant from the sandton police station with them. They explained to me that this is a new section of the police which was formed in 2002 and in cape town because most main isp servers are located there.
Anyway I know that I have used other peoples accounts occasionally, which isnt right and unacceptable. Anyway the account I used was reported to the police in November 2006, it took them 10 months to get my information from telkom. They told me that their unit is growing because of the increase in adsl users as well as the increase of adsl account theft.
They explained my 2 options.
1.) Is admition of guilt, this will involve admitting to the crime this will include paying a fine, recieving a criminal record and the seizure of my pc (which wont be used in anyway and just kept as assurance untill I have paid the fine)
2.) Is denying involvement in the crime in which I would need to appear in court in cape town. For this option the search warrant comes in hand in which they have the right to seize any computer, harddrives, devices which are connected to a network point or not, computer storage devices such as flash drives, dvd's, tapes, documents, hard copies, software or devices such as palmtops, cell phones, i-pods, laptops, notebooks, adsl router, "skype" peripherals, telkom devices or any other devices that may reflect the following username.... . That didn't sound like a good option because I knew I was guilty, they could take whatever and I would probably never see it again plus I would be fined for every single account in my posession. I didn't have any accounts saved anywhere, only on the internet but this option is not even feasible if you aren't guilty.
So this is just a warning to all adsl "hackers" (can't even call it hacking coz its so noob) but anyway just dont do it. We all know that telkom is to blame for high prices but it doesnt justify the crime.
I know many people will say serves u right bla bla and that I'm only saying this because I got caught. But u know ur right, I know its retarded to steal bandwith its just the same as bribing a metro cop and its just as bad for the economy people just lack basic ethics. Some lack ethics some are greedy some are both, like me I have a 10gb cap but I still did it.
This post serves as a contribution to the community to help reduce bandwith theft. I just hope this serves as a wake up call for many that thing they can't get busted. I got caught for an account I used last year about 10 months ago. So if you're using a hacked account now u might just get caught next year april.
