New Zealand: Botmaster blamed for 1 million infections

Police arresting an 18 year computer hacker were shocked to discover he may have been responsible for infecting 1 million computers worldwide. He motive unknown, though bragging rights and international recognition...

Zombie master sentenced to 5 years in prison

"Jeanson James Ancheta, 21, was sentenced to nearly five years in federal prison for using malicious software to seize control of 400,000 computers and then selling access to the zombie machines to spammers and hackers."