Man fined for hacking into wireless connection

A man has been fined £500 for hacking into a wireless connection.

It what is believed to be the first of its kind in the UK, a jury at Isleworth court found Gregory Straszkiewicz, 24, guilty of dishonestly obtaining an electronic communications service and possessing equipment for fraudulent use of a communications service.

Straszkiewicz was caught standing outside a building in a residential area holding a wireless-enabled laptop.

The Crown Prosecution Service said he was 'piggybacking' the wireless network that householders were using.

Straszkiewicz was fined £500 and sentenced to 12 months' conditional discharge.