Editing Morris worm (section)

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{{Short description|1988 Internet worm}}
{{Infobox software
| name = Morris worm
| released =8:30 pm November 2, 1988
| genre = [[Computer worm]]
| author = [[Robert Tappan Morris]]
| platform = [[VAX]], [[Sun-3]] BBN C70 NOC, BBN C30IMP
| operating_system = 4[[Berkeley Software Distribution|BSD]]
}}
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The '''Morris worm''' or '''Internet worm of November 2, 1988''', is one of the oldest [[computer worm]]s distributed via the [[Internet]], and the first to gain significant mainstream media attention. It resulted in the first [[felony]] conviction in the US under the 1986 [[Computer Fraud and Abuse Act]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Dressler |first=J. |title=Cases and Materials on Criminal Law |chapter=United States v. Morris |location=St. Paul, MN |publisher=Thomson/West |year=2007 |isbn=978-0-314-17719-3 }}</ref> It was written by [[Robert Tappan Morris]], a graduate student at [[Cornell University]], and launched on 8:30 p.m. November 2, 1988, from the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] network.