PSN hacker gets house arrest

Todd M. Miller who is suspected to have been involved in the 2008 PlayStation Network hack was handed 12 months home confinement, followed by 3 years supervised release - the charge however is not for hacking.

Miller was sentenced in federal court on the charge of obstructing a federal investigation by smashing his computers. The attack which like most attacks of the same kind compromised passwords, which would allow the hacker to gain access to personal information.

Miller was questioned by FBI in 2011, but before they were able to secure his personal computers he was able to destroy them, and all the sensitive information that was allegedly stored on the hard drives.

"Without the computers, the FBI did not have enough evidence to pursue hacking charges against Miller and another unnamed Columbus man, according to court records," The Columbus Dispatch reports.

During his hearing, Miller told U.S. District Judge Peter C. Economus that he was "immature and ignorant," noting that he "caught up with the wrong people at the wrong time." Economus sentenced Miller to three years probation and mandated that he get high school equivalency diploma.

According to the report, Miller faced up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

Miller made a parting statement to the court - “You will not see me again.”