Nintendo Hacker Sentenced To Over 3 Years In Prison
Gary Bowser, a leader of the hacking group Team Xecuter, is getting jail time.
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Gary Bowser, a leader of the hacking group Team Xecuter, is getting jail time.
Gary Bowser is a 52 year-old Canadian and a (presumably former) member of a group of hackers called Team-Xecuter, which specialised in 3DS and Switch modification devices. Last month we reported on him pleading guilty to two charges in a case brought by Nintendo: "conspiracy to circumvent technological measures and to traffic in circumvention devices" alongside other members of Team-Xecuter, and "trafficking in circumvention devices." This saw Bowser facing a potential ten years in jail and fined $4.5 million.Now Gary Bowser, who is no relation to the Ninten...
In a case separate from the ongoing federal lawsuit, Team Xecuter's Gary Bowser has been ordered to pay Nintendo an additional $10 million.