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Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: R. T. Morris (suspected Internet worm propagator) charged?
Message-ID: <4001@cps3xx.UUCP>
Date: 31 Jul 89 20:47:14 GMT
References: <11727@cgl.ucsf.EDU>
Organization: Engineering, Michigan State U., E. Lansing MI
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In article <11727@cgl.ucsf.EDU>, rodgers@maxwell.mmwb.ucsf.edu (R. P. C. Rodgers) says:
$ 
$ I heard a brief one-sentence report on the BBC World Service several
$ days ago to the effect that U.S. Federal authorities had formally
$ charged R. T. Morris, Jr., with crimes in connection with the Internet
$ worm of November 1988.  Could someone with accurate details kindly post
$ them to the net; readers of this newsgroup were very actively involved,
$ both in fighting off the worm and (afterward) in debating the ethics of
$ the affair.  Thanks in advance...

There was a brief blurb on CNN over the weekend. I didn't catch the 
exact charge, but it is a felony he is being charged with.


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