A defendant shall be punished by imprisonment for six months.

However, the execution of the above sentence shall be suspended for a period of two years from the date this judgment became final and conclusive.

Punishment of the crime

1. 악성 프로그램 유포의 점 피고인은 2016. 6. 24. 경부터 2016. 8. 31. 경까지 사이에 393회에 걸쳐 피해자 주식회사 넥 슨 코리아가 운영하는 온라인 게임인 ‘ 서든 어택’ 의 ‘ 게임 클라이언트’ 의 데이터를 변조하는 방법으로, 월 핵 기능, 오토에 임 기능, 바디 샷 기능, 헤드 핵 기능 등 게임에서 승률을 올리는데 유리하게 해 주는 기능을 악성 프로그램인 ‘MAC’ 을 C로부터 제공받아 네이트 온 메신저를 통해 불특정 다수인에게 2만 원 내지 12만 원에 판매하여 이를 유포하였다.

2. The Defendant: (a) disseminated malicious programs to many unspecified persons at the time and place specified in paragraph (1); (b) went away from the use of the game by harming the interest of the users of the “Stong” online game operated by the Victim Nexson Korea, Inc.; and (c) caused the victims to newly install a fashion program and security program to control malicious programs; and (d) interfere with the victim’s game operation work by deceptive means.

Summary of Evidence

1. Statement by the defendant in court;

1. A protocol concerning the examination of each police officer in relation to D, E, F, C, or G;

1. Each police statement made to H and I;

1. Application of the MAC analysis report, the MAC legal data processing, the response to a company bank (A application for deposit transactions and a statement of deposit transactions) and the A trading details related statutes;

1. The provisions of Articles 70-2 and 48(2) (the distribution of malicious programs) of the Act on Promotion of the Utilization of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, Etc., Articles 314(1) and 313 (Interference with Business) of the Criminal Act and the selection of imprisonment for each crime;

1. The former part of Article 37 of the Criminal Act, and Articles 38 (1) 2 and 50 of the same Act, which aggravated concurrent crimes;

1. The reason for sentencing of Article 62(1) of the Criminal Act under the suspended sentence is that the defendant disseminates a malicious program that obstructs the normal use of online games to unspecified game users.