Robert Tappan Morris (born November 8,1965) is an American computer scientist, best known for creating the Morris Worm in 1988, considered the first computer worm on the Internet--and subsequently becoming the first person convicted under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
Robert Tappan Morris (born November 8,1965) is an American computer scientist, best known for creating the Morris Worm in 1988, considered the first computer worm on the Internet. He was subsequently the first person convicted under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.