Forensic Computing and E Discovery Walks Hacking Suspect

A charge of planting a trojan horse was dropped because of "lack of sufficient evidence." A hacking suspect had been charged with computer tampering, a Class D felony that carries a penalty of six months to three years in prison and a maximum fine of $10,000, upon conviction.

The case started when a system operator reported a system crash of its servers and its backup systems. It was allecged that suspects had remote access to the computer network through personal computers The suspect denied any responsibility for the transmission and maintained his innocence.The alleged victim "concluded we lacked sufficient evidence," The victim admitted it could not prove that the suspect was "the person who used the computer at the time the . . . system was infected by the virus." South Bend Tribune

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