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Melissa virus author jailed for 20 months
The author of the infamous Melissa virus was sentenced today to 20 months in
Federal prison for causing millions of dollars of damage through its release into
the wild in March 1999. […] D.L.S., 33, pleaded guilty to creating the virus in
December 1999 – the delay in his sentencing has created consternation in the secu-
rity community. […] Both sides in the case agreed that damage from Melissa, one
of the rst email borne viruses that exploited aws in Microsoft’s Outlook client
exceeded $80 million, largely by jamming up corporate email systems […]
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