Hacker admits to downloading information from Kinko's computers

December 21, 2002, 6:09 AM EST

with additional information about arrest, possible sentence; EDITS to conform.

NEW YORK (AP) _ A Queens man has been arrested for allegedly installing a computer program at various Kinko's Copy Center outlets that enabled him to download credit card information from customers who used the stores' desktop computers, authorities said.

Juju Jiang, 24, of Flushing, was charged with computer fraud and released Friday on a $25,000 personal recognizance bond.

Jiang allegedly told federal Secret Service agents he had been hacking into computers for a year and had sold stolen computer passwords and user names to other hackers.

Jiang's alleged operation was detected when one victim heard his personal computer turn on by itself and then watched as a hacker tried to access his corporate American Express account.

The unidentified victim had used a computer at a Manhattan Kinko's a few days before the Oct. 30 incident to access his home computer while on a business trip.

During a search Friday morning, agents said they found five computers in Jiang's bedroom with a program that allows hackers to gain access to other people's computers.

Jiang faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted.

Jiang and a Kinko's spokesman could not immediately be reached for comment.

Copyright © 2002, The Associated Press

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-- Anonymous, December 22, 2002

Answers

Oh great! Sweetie used Kinko's computer several times--for printing out his resume on a better machine. Hope our cc number wasn't compromised.

-- Anonymous, December 22, 2002

nows as good a time as any to request a copy of your credit report.

-- Anonymous, December 22, 2002