Look Out - WebTV Users :o)

[KingCobra]

Since this is really a true story I guess I should put it somewhere else, like the internet security section... but I can't it's just too FUNNY!

Quote:

A 44-year-old Louisiana man has pleaded guilty to sending an email attachment which reprogrammed MS's WebTV service viewers' computers, causing them to dial 911.

Code:

http://www.theregister.com/2005/02/18/webtv_plea/

Maybe Direct-TV should try this when they disable illegal users and just let the police pickup the equipment when they visit the house.