Incident for Robert Morris 1989-01-01 
First Name | Robert |
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Other Name | Tappan |
Last Name | Morris |
Alias | |
DOB | Unknown |
Age | 25 |
Gender | male |
Location | US |
Wiki | Robert_Tappan_Morris |
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Information | Creator of and first person convicted of making computer worm. Morris worm was developed in 1988, while he was a graduate student at Cornell University. He said it was designed to gauge the size of the Internet. He released the worm from MIT, rather than from Cornell. The worm exploited several vulnerabilities to gain entry to targeted systems. |
Pending Outcome | No |
Damages Costs | Unknown |
Date Of Crime | Unknown |
Occupation | Public Services |
Crime(s) | Malware |
Sector(s) | Private equity |
Charge(s) | Computer fraud Computer abuse |
Authorities | FBI |
Authorities Statement | view |
Lawyers | Joseph Flood |
Prosecutors | Dana J. Boente |
Judges | Claude M. Hilton |
Seized | Yes |
Seizure Date | 1989-01-01 |
Seizure Info | unknown |
Convicted | Yes |
Convicted Date | 1990-12-01 |
Sentenced | Yes |
Sentenced Date | 1990-12-01 |
Sentenced Information | three years of probation, 400 hours of community service |
Sentenced Jail | Yes |
Sentenced Months | 36 |
Sentenced Probation | Yes |
Sentenced Probation Months | |
Fined | Yes |
Fine Amount | 10050 |
Arrests
1989-01-01 |
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Bailed | No |
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Bail Refused | No |
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Bail Skipped | No |
Free Release | No |
Free Release Date |
Date | 1990-12-01 00:00:00 UTC |
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Location | rejected |
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