mark@drd.UUCP (Mark Lawrence) (11/09/88)
aem@Mthvax.Miami.Edu (a.e.mossberg) wrote: [in response to someone elses post] %% That's a good argument for why the perpetuator should get far more than a %% slap on the wrist and a cushy job. (AP) WASHINGTON Nov 9, 1988 (w/o permission, of course) ...The FBI pressed forward with its criminal investigationk considering and then rejecting the idea of seeking grand jury subpoenas for documents at Cornell which could help shed some light on the computer virus incident, federal law enforcement sources said. University officials seem anxious to resolve the matter by swiftly supplying federal investigators with as much information and as many documents as requested, said the sources, speaking on condition of anonymity. ... Charles Steinmetz, an FBI spokesman, had said Monday that the preliminary inquiry of the computer virus incident was being upgraded to a full-scale criminal investigation and that the bureau was examining possible violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986. The law carries a one-year maximum prison term on conviction for intentionally gaining unauthorized access to a computer used by the U.S. governmentand affecting the operationof the computer. The law also carries a five-year maximum prison term fro intentionally gaining unauthorized access to two or more computers in different states and preventing authorized use of such computers or information.[In Spades!] The virus paralyzed more than 6000 university and military computers nationwide last Wednesday and Thursday. ... Doesn't sound like the FBI is out to slap wrists here.
rsalz@bbn.com (Rich Salz) (11/10/88)
In news.admin (<308@drd.UUCP>), mark@drd.UUCP (Mark Lawrence) writes: >(AP) WASHINGTON Nov 9, 1988 (w/o permission, of course) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Great, absolutely wonderful. Does everyone else see the irony here? >...The FBI pressed forward with its criminal investigationk considering >... Do NOT post copyright articles to Usenet! You are breaking the law, and opening yourself up to "theft of services" suits (why should I subscribe to the AP wire or any newspaper if someone else is going to give me the "best parts" for free?). /rich $alz -- Please send comp.sources.unix-related mail to rsalz@uunet.uu.net.