Robert Tappan Morris
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Robert Tappan Morris is an American computer scientist and entrepreneur. He is best known for creating the Morris worm in 1988, considered the first computer worm on the Internet.
Morris was prosecuted for releasing the worm, and became the first... Wikipedia
Born: 1965 (age 58 years), Massachusetts
Education: Harvard University (1999), Harvard University (1987), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and more
Known for: Morris Worm; Viaweb; Y Combinator
Notable students: Eddie Kohler and Douglas Seraphim James De Couto
Parents: Robert Morris and Anne Farlow Morris
Conviction(s): United States Code: Title 18 (18 U.S.C. § 1030, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), March 7, 1991)
Criminal penalty: 3 years of probation, 400 hours of community service, and fines of $10,050 plus costs of his supervision
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