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Re: History: the Great Worm

Subject: Re: History: the Great Worm
From: acbul1@penfold.cc.monash.edu.au (Andrew Bulhak)
Date: 29 Sep 1994 04:07:33 GMT
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Organization: The Information Supercollider
References: <1994Sep16.111221.32124@cobra.uni.edu> <Pine.3.07.9409151021.A8516-b100000@acme.freenet.columbus.oh.us> <35cpk0$97n@news.ysu.edu> <CwCE3I.1oH@griffin.cuc.ab.ca> <CwtBDL.KzH@helios.physics.utoronto.ca>

Christopher Neufeld (neufeld@helios.physics.utoronto.ca) wrote:

: >  In the end, the author of the Worm was fined over $2M.
: >
:    I'm not aware of this. I heard that he was convicted of data crimes,
: but I'm not sure if he served any time in prison. Anyway, I'm a graduate
: student, and I don't think I could pay a $2E+6 fine.

I heard that he was prohibited from possessing a computer or using
computers without supervision for five years, and that this was entered
into his social security record.

--
Andrew Bulhak            acb@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au
Remember the good old days, when "spam" on the Net referred to processed meat?

References:
- Apple ][ worms DO exist!
  - From: fishern3485@cobra.uni.edu
- Apple ][ worms
  - From: dalloff@freenet.columbus.oh.us (Dave Althoff)
- Re: Apple ][ worms DO exist!
  - From: ag471@yfn.ysu.edu (Eric S. Ford)
- worms versus viruses (was Re: Apple ][ worms DO exist!)
  - From: dockery@griffin.cuc.ab.ca (Sean Dockery)
- History: the Great Worm
  - From: neufeld@helios.physics.utoronto.ca (Christopher Neufeld)

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