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http://n=
ews.com.com/2100-1032-5269331.html
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.=
p>
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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