[comp.unix.wizards] WORM Commision Finds Morris Responsible

GU.GEYMONT%SCIENCE.UTAH.EDU@wasatch.utah.edu (Rick Geymont) (08/01/89)

An internal investigative commision at Cornell University says that Robert
Morris Jr., working alone, created and spread the worm computer program 
that infected computers nationwide last November. The act was termed "a
juvenile act that ignored the clear potential consequences".
   The commision rejected arguments that an intended benefit of the work
was a heightened public awareness of computer security and concluded that
one estimate that the worm caused about $96 million in damage was grossly
exaggerated andd self serving. For copies of the report, call Cornell
at (607)255-3651.