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WebTV 911 prankster guilty

By Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus Feb 17 2005 3:22PM

A Louisiana man pleaded guilty this week to two federal felonies for
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.

In a plea agreement with prosecutors, David Jeansonne, 44, admitted
to committing a computer attack that created a threat to public
health or safety, and to damaging a protected computer and causing a
least $5,000 in harm.

According to court records, Jeansonne was targeting 18 specific MSN
TV users in an online squabble when he crafted the script in July
2002, and sent it out disguised as a tool to change the colors on MSN
TV's user interface. Though the code didn't mass-mail itself to
others, some of the recipients were sufficiently fooled that they
forwarded it to friends, for a total of 21 victims.

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http://www.securityfocus.com/news/10523



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