WebTV hacker goes to jail

[BJ_M]

A Louisiana man who wrote malicious e-mails that caused some computers to dial the 911 emergency number was sentenced on Monday to six months in prison. A U.S. federal judge sentenced David Jeansonne, 44, to the prison term as well as six months home detention after he admitted sending e-mails to about 20 subscribers of Microsoft's WebTV, a television Internet service since renamed MSN TV.

Code embedded in the e-mail changed the subscriber's WebTV number to dial 911 rather than WebTV. Police dispatched officers on at least 10 occasions because of the 2002 hoax, officials said. Jeansonne pleaded guilty last month to two counts of intentionally damaging computers and causing a public safety threat.

[Noahtuck]

Good!! He prob. should have gotten worse
Messing with an emergancy service!! someone could have really needed help and did'nt get it right away because of a delay caused by this clown

[alsyed]

its amazing how much time these idiots have on there hands to cause such stupidity.

he deserves more time on his hands, counting the cracks in the wall in a cold jail cell.

[spiderman2k1]

6 months... I would have given that jerk two years!!!

[waheed]

6 months... I would have given that jerk two years!!!

I agree. 6 months is a joke. Making computers dial 911 is a serious issue. I would have given him at least 5 years and a hefty fine. 6 months will just fly past. People should be given proper punishment for their crimes.

[BJ_M]

does seem like a light sentence compared to other "hacker" types

[proxyx99]

Embezzle 1 milion on Wall Street and you will get similar sentence... go figure.

[satviewer2000]

he deserves more time on his hands, counting the cracks in the wall in a cold jail cell.

Huh? Martha Stewart got less for doing a lot more. It pays to be a star I guess.

[alsyed]

does that mean he still has access to a computer? networks??

i guess it would be hard to impleement at all, but he should be forbidden to access any network for the remainer of his life.