Robert Tappan Morris: The Creation Of The Worm
Robert Tappan Morris created the first ever computer worm, and used it to, according to Morris, gauge the size of the Internet. Morris served no jail time, but rather was charged a $10,000 fine and was assigned to 400 hours of community service time. Morris created the worm while attending graduate school at Cornell, and it apparently caused disruption for numerous computers linked to the Internet.
Morris claims that he was not creating the worm with malicious intentions in mind, but he did get the sense that he may have been doing something wrong. Upon creation of the Morris worm, nearly 6,000 computers became infiltrated and affected. Two years prior to this incident, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of
1986 was passed, and it was under this
Morris claims that he was not creating the worm with malicious intentions in mind, but he did get the sense that he may have been doing something wrong. Upon creation of the Morris worm, nearly 6,000 computers became infiltrated and affected. Two years prior to this incident, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of
1986 was passed, and it was under this