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Alleged WebTV 911 hacker charged with cyberterrorism
Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus 2004-02-26

FBI agents arrested a Louisiana man last week for allegedly tricking a handful of MSN TV users into running a malicious e-mail attachment that reprogrammed their set-top boxes to dial 9-1-1 emergency response.

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Alleged WebTV 911 hacker charged with cyberterrorism 2004-02-27
Drew Copley
Interesting because of the flimsiness of the application of the law here. The man was cited as a "cyberterrorist" because he had some victim's systems dial 911. It wasn't even a worm, but a script he sent only to some targetted individuals he disliked.

Yet, if he had left a bloody chicken's head...

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