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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 2004-03-02
Anonymous
Sure, it was bad, but punich a guy for what he DID, not what he could have done or might have done. It was a dumb joke on 21 people that wasted some patrolman's time. Not crashing the public safety system and causing mass hysteria....

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