'Darkode' Hacker of 77,000 Computers Pleads Guilty

A hacker charged with helping to break into least 77,000 computers through the online hacking forum Darkode pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court, prosecutors said. Eric Crocker, 39, of Binghamton, New York, was among 12 people charged in July when the international hacking forum was dismantled by U.S. authorities working with law enforcement around the world.