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Notorious Phreaker Gets Sentenced to Eleven Years in Prison Matthew Weigman, a 19-year-old legally blind phreaker from Massachusetts, has been sentenced to over 11 years behind bars for making fake 911 calls, illegally listening to the phone conversations of others and harassing a Verizon investigator. Sean Benton, one of Weigman's partners in crime, also received an 18-... 30 June 2009 08:08 GMT Underage Hacker Pleads Guilty to Multiple Offenses A 17-year-old hacker known online as “Dshocker” has pleaded guilty to one count of computer fraud, one count of interstate threats, and no less than four counts of wire fraud. He has agreed to a sentence of 11 months of incarceration in a juvenile detention center. Because the law protects the identity of... 20 November 2008 06:44 GMT