WebTV Hacker Sentenced to 6 Months
5 Comments
A U.S. federal judge has sentenced a Louisiana man to six months in prison and another six months of home detention for sending malicious e-mails to 20 WebTV users. The e-mails caused the WebTV device to change its phone number to 911, forcing police officers to be dispatched on at least ten occasions.
The 44 year-old David Jeansonne pleaded guilty to the charges last month, which included intentionally damaging computers and causing a public safety threat. Jeansonne sent the e-mails in 2002, according to officials. Microsoft's WebTV has since been renamed MSN TV.