On Thu, 9 Nov 2006, Col wrote:

> On 11/9/06, Drsolly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Did he? I didn't know about that, and it wasn't reported in the article.
> > What it said in the article, was that he guessed four Myspace passwords.
> >
> > Certainly a naughty thing to do, but I really don't see it as something
> > you put someone in prison for.
> >
> > How did you find out about the viruses that he released?
> 
> >From the original article -
> 
> "Byrne was traced, identified and arrested by the Metropolitan
> Computer Crime Unit, after the defacement was reported by
> loveandfriends.com. He admitted the offence. Forensic examination of
> his computer and media also revealed that he was responsible for the
> writing of the "MIRSA .A and MIRSA B" mass-mailing worms."
> 
> Worm/Virus...
 
Ah - I missed that!

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