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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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Re: Alleged WebTV 911 hacker charged with cyberterrorism 2006-01-30
~Punk-Munkey-0213~
If this guy were a bit smarter he would known prank calling 9-1-1 is a crime. If he were just a bit smarter he would have made their boxes dial 1-900-sex-numbers. That would have cost them money ($2.99 a minute). I dont believe that could have been translated into cyber terrorism. The most he would ...

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