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Louisiana Man Pleads Guilty to Creating 911 Worm

Posted by timothy on from the with-very-few-exceptions-is-not-a-worm dept.

mabu writes "The United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California announced that, roughly a year after his arrest, David Jeansonne pleaded guilty Tuesday to two criminal counts in a scheme that sent email to users of Microsoft's WebTV Internet service containing an attachment that, when opened, reprogrammed their computers to dial 9-1-1 without their knowledge. It still unclear what motivated this 43-year-old to launch such a bizarre worm."

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  1. Unclear? by ect5150 · · Score: -1, Troll


    It still unclear what motivated this 43-year-old to launch such a bizarre worm.

    Probably because it is somewhat funny?

    Granted, it may take away resources from people that are actually in need, but it still is a bit funny.

    And when was it a requirement that motivation be logical?

    --
    I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.
  2. Re:This is why hacking is evil by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    shut the fuck up moron

  3. What the slashdot readers should be asking is... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    How can we pin this on Microsoft?

  4. Re:why does age matter? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    shut the fuck up, moron

  5. Re:Try living in Louisiana. by John+Seminal · · Score: 0, Troll
    Most likely he was motivated by sheer boredom. There isn't a lot to do in Louisiana if you actually live there (as opposed to being a tourist). I speak from sad experience.:-P

    He could have tried:

    • taking a shower
    • washing his pits
    • brushing his teeth
    • figuring out how the damn comb works
    • applying deodorant to his pits
    • applying deodorant to his nut sack
    • using toiletpaper til it no longer turns brown
    • not reusing the same toiletpaper over and over again
    • read the website "how to pick up women"
    • test it out on bessie, the family cow
    • new day, repeat again til results are more favorable
    --

    Rosco: "If brains were gunpowder, Enos couldn't blow his nose."

  6. In Soviet Russia... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    We kill pussy Snitches..

  7. Re:One thing is clear. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    First of all, your post makes no sense.

    As for your sig:

    "You think Arabs are dumb? Try doing long division with Roman numerals."-Kurt Vonnegut

    Amusing, but so-called "Arabic numerals" actually came from India.

    So, that's a -1 for stupid post, and a -1 for a stupid sig.

    Anyone got a spare (-2, Stupid) moderation around here?

  8. Re:Gah? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Like the sort of folk who can figure out a 12 member clan, organize meetings, tourneys and the like but can't string 8 words properly on a resume to get a job...Let's not get into the "boom!! headshot!" crowd though...

    then

    1. Program that cna send email [not hard]

    looks like the "boom!! headshot!" crowd arent the only ones who cant string together a sentence..

    you must have wrote your own spell check on your GBA to check the spelling for your resumes..

    oh and youre still a pussy for callin the cops..

  9. Stop making fun of them =( by lyssa7 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Well maybe some people use WebTV because they can't afford a computer? And-or maybe they are not that bright...and can't figure out how to use a PC that well (I'm not being sarcastic) 98% of the population has a IQ of 85-115....pretty friggin low! ( _I_ happen to be a genius and can spot a fellow snob...even if I don't see a fellow genius. )