Forwarded From: edison <edisonat_private> Now Dean Francis Brunette, 32, faces an illegal computer access charge for allegedly breaking into the computer system of the Brentwood-based Knowledge Universe. The maximum punishment for the crime is a year in jail and a $5,000 fine, according to Mike Qualls of the City Attorney’s Office. The Northern California man is due to enter his plea in Los Angeles Municipal Court. On March 25, the victim allegedly received an E-mail message from Brunette containing more than 60 pages of electronic correspondence the couple had over the course of their relationship. The woman, also of Northern California, told Los Angeles police detectives she and Brunette dated from May 1994 until July 1997 – before she worked for Knowledge Universe – and that she hadn’t given him her current E-mail address. While investigating the intrusion into the company’s computer system, Knowledge Universe staffers noticed it had been used to post a photograph and personal information about the woman on a YAHOO! dating service site. The type of access the intruder gained generally can be obtained only by using a password, the company staffers told police. The intruder apparently fooled the system by changing the settings on a web browser, they said. The company allegedly traced the intrusion back to an Internet address assigned to a company Brunette owned. Knowledge Universe staffers said about $10,000 worth of employee time was expended in examining and repairing the computer system as a result of the intruder’s actions. -o- Subscribe: mail majordomoat_private with "subscribe isn". Today's ISN Sponsor: Repent Security Incorporated [www.repsec.com]
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