Thursday, October 8, 1998

USA - Rhode Island man pleads guilty to hacking into computers (Business Today) A 21-year-old Rhode Island man has pleaded guilty to charges that he hacked into four computer systems, including one that served a tiny indigenous community in Alaska. [Quick Links Computercrime/Cybercrime] 20:49 # G!

USA - Man banned from Net for 5 years (Reuters) A man who pleaded guilty today in an online child pornography case will be banned from the Internet for five years by the Manhattan Supreme Court. In a plea bargain arrangement, Thomas Baskind will not be permitted any computer access to the Internet and his credit card and telephone bills will be monitored. Baskind pleaded guilty to two charges, possession of child pornography and attempting to distribute pornography to a minor. [Quick Links Computercrime/Cybercrime] 20:47 # G!