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Alleged author of Kournikova caught. (Virus Notes).


The suspected author of the infamous Anna Kournikova Anna Sergeyevna Kournikova (Russian: Анна Сергеевна Курникова (listen   worm is to face prosecution in the Netherlands.

Jan de Wit is suspected of being "On The Fly", the author of the Kournikova worm. it is alleged that he identified himself as the worm's creator after it infected in·fect  
tr.v. in·fect·ed, in·fect·ing, in·fects
1. To contaminate with a pathogenic microorganism or agent.

2. To communicate a pathogen or disease to.

3. To invade and produce infection in.
 thousands of computers across the globe in February.

De Wit is due to appear in court on September 12th charged with spreading information via a computer network with the intention of causing damage. According to according to
prep.
1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians.

2. In keeping with: according to instructions.

3.
 Dutch authorities the maximum sentence he could receive is either 6 months imprisonment Imprisonment
See also Isolation.

Alcatraz Island

former federal maximum security penitentiary, near San Francisco; “escapeproof.” [Am. Hist.: Flexner, 218]

Altmark, the

German prison ship in World War II. [Br. Hist.
 or a fine of 100,000 guilders, equivalent to over [pounds sterling]27,000.

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Date:Jul 1, 2001
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