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19 hours ago · United States v. Morris (1991): This case involved Robert Tappan Morris, who created a worm that inadvertently caused significant damage to ARPANET. Morris was convicted under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), which set a precedent for how unauthorized access and damage to computer systems would be treated under U.S. law.
4 days ago · Robert Tappan Morris, Stefan Savage: 1st Symposium on Networked Systems Design and Implementation (NSDI 2004), March 29-31, 2004, San Francisco, California, USA, Proceedings. USENIX 2004
5 days ago · Robert Tappan Morris: In 1988, Morris created the first worm to spread across the internet. It was intended to measure the internet’s size but caused unintended damage and highlighted vulnerabilities in many systems. Morris later co-founded Viaweb, which was acquired by Yahoo.
1 day ago · Personal computers became more common during the 1980s, which increased the appearance of malicious software and viruses. Robert Tappan Morris created The Morris Worm of 1988. It was an event of high significance that infected around 10% of the total internet. It highlighted the imperativeness around adopting better network security measures.
4 days ago · Robert Tappan Morris invented the first computer worm known to science in the 1970s. The worm unintentionally caused a great deal of disruption and brought attention to the need for security measures. 1980s: The emergence of personal computers and viruses (e.g., Brain virus in 1986) as personal computers became increasingly common.
5 days ago · Temporary changes are being made in Gateway Church leadership following the resignation of its senior pastor and founder, Robert Morris, accused of sexually abusing a then-12-year-old girl in...
3 days ago · The Robert Morris Ministries, run by Gateway Church in Texas, has cancelled all future radio and television broadcasts after the former pastor confessed to sexually abusing an underage girl. The abuse took place, according to Morris's confession, in 1982, when victim Cindy Clemishire was only 12-years-old. The abuse lasted for four and a half years, all the while Morris was a husband and father.
