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DRY RIDGE, Ky. (Paula Toti) -- A Dry Ridge man admits what he did was hacking but said he meant no harm. He's going to federal prison next week for five months and has a warning for others. Mike Pullen says he didn't know how to hack but learned by others on the site SodaHead.com who were doing the same thing. Taking the temptation changed his life. It all started because he was upset by what he was reading on the site. He says many comments are racist, sexist and homophobic. At first he started responding to the comments under the name SkinnyMojo. He became well known by others reading the site. Then things turned illegal. I started using the site as someone else, he said. He then started deleting and changing posts by others and was trying to be subversive and funny. He would say silly things like, You can call me fancy pants. All of this he learned to do from others on the site. This was in 2009. SodaHead.com figured out what was happening. The site called me about it and I cooperated and apologized, said Pullen. Months later he admitted the same thing when the Secret Service came knocking. He then thought the matter was dropped until Federal Marshals came to his door last year. Fast forward and he's being convicted of computer intrusion and has to pay the website about 20,000 dollars for the time spent securing its website. Pullen says there's no way he'd do this again and has a message for others, This is proof positive it's illegal and when pressed they come get you. Pullen's attorney figures the government spent at least 30,000 dollars prosecuting the case. Pullen doesn't think he was targeted for his political beliefs but rather as an example that hacking is a serious crime. He says he's ready to do the time but will miss his wife and children.
This put a smile on my face. I was told by someone who snuck into a private group that he started that specifically he and the likes of Starrgazer especially hated me and were plotting against me. Too funny PLUS Skinny and his crew were specifically the ones I saw DD chumming with prior to the big p...
This put a smile on my face. I was told by someone who snuck into a private group that he started that specifically he and the likes of Starrgazer especially hated me and were plotting against me. Too funny PLUS Skinny and his crew were specifically the ones I saw DD chumming with prior to the big personality change. (So I wonder if they too got caught in this investigation.) What they said at the end about him taking a plea bargain due to the fact if it had gone through court they would have tacked on several cases of identity theft answers a lot of questions for me too about how that law works. I always thought they could be hit with it and now that I know they can, it makes me wish I had more hard evidence against the King of fakes. I remember posting in REBEL about watching when that stuff was going on - and tracking it to Skinny and his little band of thugs at that time. They were just a little too obvious about it. I figured if I could see it from the outside surely soda could see it from the inside. But omg this goes back to 09! That same time - so I have to hope the info I sent to Fef helped. (It would make my day to know it did though. lol)
One done! So many more to go! I don't remember this a-hole but I did have my comments changed and fooled around with. I thought it was the administration and moderators on the site who were doing it. That was only one of the reasons I stopped commenting on that site....
One done! So many more to go! I don't remember this a-hole but I did have my comments changed and fooled around with. I thought it was the administration and moderators on the site who were doing it. That was only one of the reasons I stopped commenting on that site....
Good to hear that at least one has been given his come uppance!
Yep being he CLAIMS that he learned it from others who showed him how and who were doing it too, I wonder if they also got arrested. This apparently was from the local report where ever it is that he lives. So they might have been and we just didn't hear about it. Because why would they just nab him...
Yep being he CLAIMS that he learned it from others who showed him how and who were doing it too, I wonder if they also got arrested. This apparently was from the local report where ever it is that he lives. So they might have been and we just didn't hear about it. Because why would they just nab him when he admitted others were doing it. I hope they got the whole lot of them! He also claimed he didn't know how before - but he was pretty skilled at it to be a newb and also he knew enough about coding and such to put up a website that was hating on soda and soda heads after he got kicked off of there the first time.
Recently people have been asking me if my virus ware goes off when I am on there and being mine blocks before it can even get through to an alert most times I don't get many but I have been getting a few so I think it is from their ad servers but I'm not sure. I only know something is going on again over there virus wise..
Yeah -- I loved how he blamed other people, several times in the interview. I think he was bucking for a reduced sentence for good behavior before the fect of serving time. I just remember how vicious he was to so many people.
What other names did this a-hole go by? I had one extremely nasty one start messaging me and being sort of threatening.... He/she had the avatar with the Nun smoking a bong....
No telling how many names he and his band of roving internet bullies went by. This goes back to 09 - I can't remember the names now and I don't recall that specific soda dread.
Yeah...I don't think he was a newb at it! They may have given him some more pointers but he was pretty skilled to have been able to do it. I wouldn't have been able to do it even with all the hand holding!
I totally unsubscribed from SH shortly after I joined here...I couldn't see the point of having...
Yeah...I don't think he was a newb at it! They may have given him some more pointers but he was pretty skilled to have been able to do it. I wouldn't have been able to do it even with all the hand holding!
I totally unsubscribed from SH shortly after I joined here...I couldn't see the point of having it if I wasn't planning on using it. So glad I did!
LOL! has anyone posted this on SH for all to see? Just as a friendly reminder to the assholes that this is what is in store for them ? Consider it a public service announcement!
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This made me laugh.... “We realized it could kill our business,” said Arthur Clements, who is now a contract employee for SodaHead.com. ~ Sorry but your idiots who you have moderating that site don't help with attracting and keeping customers either! dipsh*t!
This made me laugh.... “We realized it could kill our business,” said Arthur Clements, who is now a contract employee for SodaHead.com. ~ Sorry but your idiots who you have moderating that site don't help with attracting and keeping customers either! dipsh*t!
Old Salt made a good comment! I was one of his friends on SH.
Did you happen to ask Old Salt privately on SH to come join us here?
This comment says it all NC Mountain Girl | October 14, 2013 at 8:00 pm
I doubt he poked holes in many arguments, not with a brain that must resemble a large wheel of Swiss Cheese.
I don't recall if I specifically invited Old Salt or not - I haven't tried to drain away soda heads really - I just invited friends and have put out a few general mentions.
EDIT: The more I consider this, the more perfect the justice seems.
Good to hear that at least one...
I totally unsubscribed from SH shortly after I joined here...I couldn't see the point of having...
Old Salt made a good comment! I was one o...