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The Electronic Telegraph Thursday 16 November 1995 The Front Page

[The Front Page]

'Black Baron' computer virus writer jailed for 18 months

By Robert Uhlig, Technology Correspondent

Devils in disguise that preyed on computers

[Image] THE man who wrote computer viruses which could cause millions of

pounds of damage, was jailed for 18 months yesterday.

Christopher Pile, who called himself the Black Baron, not only spread his own viruses, Exeter Crown Court was told, but also distributed across the world his program which let other hackers disguise their own viruses.

The viruses have made the "Black Baron" notorious among British companies. Microprose estimated it lost up to £500,000 and used more than 480 staff hours checking more than a million files. The computer firm Apricot had to shut down and check many of its machines. It found that 22 out of 60 had been infected by Pathogen.

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