FC: Blame Canada: Montreal native charged in denial of serv attacks

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/html/press.htm

CHARGES LAID IN THE CASE OF ATTACKS AGAINST AMERICAN ELECTRONIC COMMERCE SITES

Montreal April 18th - On Monday, in Montreal, charges were laid against a 
person stemming from cyber-attacks that were launched in the beginning of 
the month of February 2000 in the United States against many internet 
electronic commerce sites, namely CNN, Yahoo, Ebay, Amazon.com, Excite and 
Etrade.

This investigation was conducted jointly by the Computer Investigation and 
Support Unit of the RCMP in Montreal, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
National Infrastructure Protection Center and Department of Justice of the 
United States of America.

The investigation has given authorities the opportunity to bring light on 
internet attacks that have strongly shaken the heart of electronic commerce 
worldwide causing losses that were evaluated at many hundred millions of US 
dollars.

For more information in this case, a press conference will be held at 10:30 
Wednesday the 19th of April 2000 at the RCMP headquarters, 4225 Dorchester 
Blvd. Westmount.

 No comments will be made prior to the press conference.

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