MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/related; boundary="----=_NextPart_01C612B9.76E3D410" This document is a Single File Web Page, also known as a Web Archive file. If you are seeing this message, your browser or editor doesn't support Web Archive files. Please download a browser that supports Web Archive, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer. ------=_NextPart_01C612B9.76E3D410 Content-Location: file:///C:/6A8B5D04/news_british_teen_spams_former_bosses_gets_arrested.htm Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" British teen spams former bosses, gets arrested -- News.com

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British teen spams former bosses, gets arrested

By Will Sturgeon<= /a>
Special to CNET News.com
 
Story last modified July 14, 2004, 10:51 AM PDT

An aggrieved British teenager, fired from his $223-per-week job, has taken rev= enge on his former bosses by bombarding them with 5 million e-mails, effectively crippling their Web site.

The spam-happy youngs= ter was let go for failing to complete his time sheet. Feeling wronged, he deci= ded to launch a denial-of-service attack against his former employer, U.K. insu= rers D= omestic & General Group.

The spam attack broug= ht the company's servers to their knees, took down the corporate Web site and cost= an estimated $33,422, or 18,000 pounds, in lost business--which would have tak= en the teen almost three years to earn at his former wage.

The angry youth has admitted to using a spam tool he downloaded from the Internet that's capabl= e of sending 100 e-mails every second, according to The Sun.

According to the news= paper, he claimed that the e-mails were harmless and contained nothing more offens= ive or damaging than "classic lines" from several movies--while clear= ly choosing not to revisit the fact that he sent a server-crippling 5 million = of them.

However, while he may= well have been delighted with the chaos he caused, the adolescent may have been = less thrilled when the Metropolitan Police Service's computer crime unit came knocking on his door.

He now faces six mont= hs in prison or a fine of up to $9,283.

The youngster has complained of unlawful arrest to the = Independent Police Complaints Commission.

Will Sturgeon of = Silicon.com reported from London.

 

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