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Jeansonne Gets 6 Months For WebTV Hack
A man from Louisiana, David Jeansonne, who sent around a malicious program that caused WebTV customers to call 911, was sentenced to six months in prison.
The program changed the subscribers' WebTV numbers so that they dialed 911 instead of WebTV. This caused police to send officers on at least 10 separate occasions in 2002.
Jeansonne pleaded guilty to intentionally damaging computers and causing a public safety threat.
According to a PC World article,
"He was sentenced on Monday by U.S. District Judge Ronald Whyte and will have to spend an additional six months of home detention and pay $27,100 to Microsoft after he is released, the U.S. Attorney's Office says.
WebTV, which is now known as MSN TV, is a Microsoft service that allows subscribers to browse the Web and connect to the Internet through their television sets."
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