colin@array.uucp (Colin Plumb) (08/11/90)
[Moderator's Note: Also passed along from a recent issue of
{Computerworld} by Colin Plumb. PT]
Too much access:
PENSACOLA, Fla. --- A former U.S. Air Force airman, alleged to be a
member of the Legion of Doom, pleaded guilty last week in U.S.
District Court to posession of at least 15 access codes with intent to
defraud.
Peter J. Salzman, 19, an airman at Elgin Air Force Base, used an Apple
Computer, Inc. IIE to enter telephone systems operated by Bellsouth
Corp., Bell Atlantic Corp. and other carriers, said Stephen Preisser,
assistant U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
A device that logs outgoing calls indicated that Salzman bas ``burning
the wires'' without paying for the telephone calls, Preisser said.
The airman is alleged to be a member of the Legion of Doom, a group of
hackers under investigation by federal and state authorities.
Authorities searching Salzman's home uncovered correspondence that
indicated Salzman was a mamber of the group, Preisser said.
Salzman will be sentenced on Oct. 5 and could receive a maximum of 10
years imprisonment and a $250,000 fine.
MICHAEL ALEXANDER