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'Tis the season for computer viruses

...an expected four to five-year sentence for admitted Melissa virus writer David L. Smith, the number of new viruses appearing on the Internet appears... Read more

13 December, 1999 by Robert Lemos

Virus writing: end of an era?

Law enforcement officials and computer security specialists say that David L. Smith's conviction in the Melissa virus case -- the first successful... Read more

10 December, 1999 by Robert Lemos

Melissa virus: Smith to remain on bail

David L. Smith's attorney of just 36 hours, Edward Borden, said today... Read more

7 April, 1999 by Alex Wellen

Smith lawyer: No comment on mystery virus writer

David L. Smith's attorney was unable to clear up a lingering mystery... Read more

7 April, 1999 by Alex Wellen

News Burst: Virus writer dismisses lawyer

Alleged virus writer David L. Smith has dismissed his original attorney on Monday, said sources at... Read more

6 April, 1999 by Robert Lemos

'Melissa' suspect appears in court

...public appearance since being charged as the author of the Melissa virus, David L. Smith appeared in Monmouth County Superior Court Thursday to hear charges... Read more

9 April, 1999 by Alex Wellen and Luke Reiter

Melissa manhunt creates precedent

The use of tracking technology to apprehend David L. Smith, the programmer charged with authoring the Melissa virus, may have... Read more

7 April, 1999 by Joel Deane

Punishment fails to fit the cybercrime

...David L. Smith, who created the Melissa virus, which clogged the Internet in... Read more

19 August, 2004 by Declan McCullagh

Can we really stop script kiddies?

...they were sentenced for their crimes. Back in 1999, 30-year-old David L. Smith authored the Melissa virus. Reportedly named for a topless dancer... Read more

17 May, 2002 by Robert Vamosi

Virus update: From Russia with love

...email systems by using commands built into Microsoft Word to control email. David L Smith, who pleaded guilty to authoring and releasing the virus, is... Read more

13 February, 2001 by Robert Lemos

A Year Ago: Viruses: What punishment fits the crime?

...a demotion. Contrast that to the alleged writer of the Melissa virus, David L. Smith. Caught at the beginning of April, Smith is looking at... Read more

28 April, 2000 by ZDNet

Virus writers wait anxiously for Melissa verdict

...Japanese Web site Sok4ever.com, which vanished just days ago. Melissa author, David L Smith, is to be sentenced on Friday. Sok4ever.com, which hosted... Read more

16 February, 2000 by Will Knight

Melissa virus suspect to enter plea

Ending an eight-month wait, David L. Smith, the programmer who allegedly wrote and released the Melissa macro... Read more

9 December, 1999 by ZDNet

Virus-writer turns tail, covers tracks

...of thing by any means." The alleged author of the Melissa virus, David L Smith, is currently being prosecuted and faces a maximum penalty of... Read more

26 August, 1999 by Will Knight

Viruses: What punishment fits the crime?

...a demotion. Contrast that to the alleged writer of the Melissa virus, David L. Smith. Caught at the beginning of April, Smith is looking at... Read more

30 April, 1999 by ZDNet

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