Re: [Full-disclosure] The BBC acquired a botnet, but was it legal? - Update

[James Matthews <nytrokiss@xxxxxxxxx>]

No it's not acceptable! But they seem to do what ever suits them!

On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 12:52 AM, Ivan . <ivanhec@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> According to Struan Robertson, a technology lawyer with Pinsent
> Masons, in a posting on Out-Law.com, the BBC's statement that the
> activity would only be illegal if those behind it had criminal intent
> is not true. Robertson said "The BBC appears to have broken the
> Computer Misuse Act by causing 22,000 computers to send spam. It does
> not matter that the emails were sent to the BBC's own accounts and
> criminal intent is not necessary to establish an offence of
> unauthorised access to a computer". However, Robertson does not think
> the BBC will be punished for the action "because the BBC's actions
> probably caused no harm."
>
>
> http://www.h-online.com/security/The-BBC-acquired-a-botnet-but-was-it-legal-Update--/news/112834
>
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