Teenager hacker told Lloyd's to secure site

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30 November 2000

A teenage computer expert hacked his way onto the Lloyd's of London
internet site to show how easy it was, a court heard.

The 17-year-old called himself "X" when he launched his New Year's Eve
attack, Hereford youth court heard. He used his own PC to break into
the Lloyd's of London site and a Railtrack site, falsely warning of
cancellations. He wrote on the Lloyds site: "I will put it in simple
terms - secure your site."

The boy pleaded guilty to breaches of the Computer Misuse Act 1990. He
was conditionally discharged for 12 months and ordered to pay 65
costs.

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