Forwarded From: edison <edison@dhp.com>
Now Dean Francis Brunette, 32, faces an illegal computer access
charge for allegedly breaking into the computer system of the
Brentwood-based Knowledge Universe.
The maximum punishment for the crime is a year in jail and a
$5,000 fine, according to Mike Qualls of the City Attorney’s Office.
The Northern California man is due to enter his plea in Los
Angeles Municipal Court.
On March 25, the victim allegedly received an E-mail message from
Brunette containing more than 60 pages of electronic correspondence the
couple had over the course of their relationship.
The woman, also of Northern California, told Los Angeles police
detectives she and Brunette dated from May 1994 until July 1997 – before
she worked for Knowledge Universe – and that she hadn’t given him her
current E-mail address.
While investigating the intrusion into the company’s computer
system, Knowledge Universe staffers noticed it had been used to post a
photograph and personal information about the woman on a YAHOO! dating
service site.
The type of access the intruder gained generally can be obtained
only by using a password, the company staffers told police. The intruder
apparently fooled the system by changing the settings on a web browser,
they said.
The company allegedly traced the intrusion back to an Internet
address assigned to a company Brunette owned.
Knowledge Universe staffers said about $10,000 worth of employee
time was expended in examining and repairing the computer system as a
result of the intruder’s actions.
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Received on Fri Dec 11 08:26:17 1998