http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/04/07/dating_site_hack_arrest/ By John Leyden 7th April 2005 Police last week arrested a 37-year-old man from Sheffield on suspicion of hacking into the website of London dating agency loveandfriends.com. The unnamed suspect allegedly hacked into the site, took control of member’s profiles, and made demands for payment in exchange for securing the site. Working with the victim company, officers from the Computer Crime Unit at Scotland Yard traced the suspect to his home in Sheffield, where they executed a search warrant on Friday, 1 April. Met police officers seized the suspect's computers and recovered evidence that he was responsible for writing the Mirsa-A and Mirsa-B mass mailing worms, which posed as messages from campaign group Fathers 4 Justice. The suspect was arrested for computer hacking offences (contrary to section three of the Computer Misuse Act 1990), interviewed and released on police bail pending further enquiries and analysis of his computer. _________________________________________ Network Security - http://www.auditmypc.com Free vulnerability test - How secure is your computer?
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