A 24 yr old Romanian man has been charged for allegedly unleashing internet worm Blaster.F on the world. The man admits to the crime, but pleads that it was an accident. "He has been charged with illegal and major disturbing of informatics systems and for holding illegal software." 'Cybercrime' has a penalty between 3 and 15 years; twice that of rape.
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