No prison for Van Nuys man in computer spyware case

No prison for Van Nuys man in computer spyware case

A Van Nuys man was sentenced Thursday to three years’ probation and ordered to pay a $500 fine for scheming to market and sell malware that gave purchasers control over computers and enabled them to steal victims’ private communications, login credentials and other personal information. Edmond Chakhmakhchyan, 25, pleaded guilty in April to a federal conspiracy charge for advertising a device as an interception device, transmitting a code to inte…