Malware Developer Gets 33-Month Prison Term

An Arkansas man was sentenced Friday to 33 months in federal prison for aiding and abetting computer intrusions by developing and selling his NanoCore RAT and Net Seal malware to individuals who then used it to conduct such intrusions as surreptitiously activating webcams, DOJ said. It said U.S. District Judge Liam O'Grady of Alexandria, Virginia, also ordered that Taylor Huddleston, 27, of Hot Springs, serve two years of supervised release after his prison sentence. DOJ said Huddleston pleaded guilty in July.