Man claims he spoofed premier's e-mail address
Last Updated: Thursday, August 10, 2006 | 9:50 AM NT
CBC News
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary has charged a 38-year-old St. John's man for mimicking the e-mail address of Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams.
The province shut down its e-mail system for several hours last week when it discovered that someone had been sending e-mails from what appeared to be the premier's account.
The province shut down its e-mail system for several hours last week when it discovered that someone had been sending e-mails from what appeared to be Premier Danny Williams's account.
(CBC)
However, a short time after pulling the plug on the government's e-mail system, the messages were discovered to be a ruse. Officials said the person who sent the messages was unable to read the premier's e-mails or access sensitive information.
Police said Wednesday that a man was formally charged last week with one count of mischief in relation to the incident.
While police have not named the individual, Paul Perrier said this week that he is the man responsible.
"Last week I was the man, basically, who made the front page of the Evening [sic] Telegram," said Perrier.
Man plans to plead not guilty
Perrier claimed he sent an e-mail containing nasty and wild accusations about Premier Danny Williams last week and he said he made it look like it came from the premier's account. He added it was a ploy to draw attention to children's issues.
"I want to rattle this guy's chain, that's why I sent out this spoof e-mail," said Perrier.
"I never cracked into no system or anything like that. It was just a little basic program I used to make it look like it came from the premier's e-mail."
The provincial government said about 80 employees and an unknown number of outside accounts actually received the message.
Perrier, however, claimed the actual number is a lot higher. He said he went to random websites and picked thousands of addresses.
"Well, I had a list of about 44- or 45,000 e-mails, I suppose," said Perrier.
"I got about 50- to 55,000 out of it, I suppose."
While Perrier claimed he sent the e-mails, he said he is going to plead not guilty to mischief at his court appearance in September.
The police said an investigation is still underway by the RNC's economic crime unit and the RCMP's integrated technical crime unit.
A spokesperson for the RNC said police are not ruling out further charges.
Spoof e-mails mimic premier's address
Last Updated: Wednesday, August 2, 2006 | 4:51 PM NT
CBC News
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary is investigating how a prankster was able to mimic the e-mail address of Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams to distribute inflammatory messages.
The province shut down its e-mail system for several hours Tuesday when it was discovered that someone had been sending e-mails from what appeared to be the premier's e-mail account.
Someone imitated Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams's e-mail address Tuesday to distribute wild and inflammatory messages.
(CBC)
Peter Shea, the province's chief information officer, said he knew something was wrong when government employees began receiving e-mails from Williams around 1 a.m.Tuesday.
While the messages appeared to come from the premier's account, Shea said, they contained a derogatory and inflammatory message aimed at Williams himself.
"Clearly, you know, it would raise questions about the veracity of the whole thing," Shea said.
Hacker fears
Shea said his first concern was that someone had hacked into the government's system. However, a short time after pulling the plug on the government's e-mail system, the messages were discovered to be a ruse.
"The e-mail was just, as we would call it, a spoof," Shea said.
"It was a very well-constructed masquerade to make it look like it was the premier. But in fact, the person had actually never, ever been in the premier's e-mail address itself."
Shea said the person who sent the e-mails was not able to read the premier's e-mails or access sensitive information.
Information given to police
He said the individual was using servers and websites across Canada and the United States. All that information has been turned over to the police.
"It's entirely possible that he could, in fact, be anywhere," Shea said.
"The police will determine exactly, physically, where he was located, I'm sure, in the next couple of days."
Shea said that although the person did not breach the government's security, the province has already taken steps to tighten its e-mail system even further.
See contents of Perrier's e-mail message here:
3 comments:
JUSTICE FOR BYRON PRIOR AND PAUL PERRIER
Up-date on the Perrier/Prior search for justice.
On august 16, 2006 Mr . Perrier was charged with four counts of publishing defamatory libel,
Two couns of mischief by interfering with persons in use of property.
One count, personation with intent to gain advantage.
Mr. Perrier questioned his Lawyer as to who laid the charges and was told it was the Crown who laid the charges, presumably, on behalf of Danny Willams, Alex Hickman, Bill Matthews, & Const. Jim Case RNC. NTV (Geoff Sterling & Hutton laid one charge of mischief. only).
Terms of his bail are as follows :
Do not contact or communicate, directly or indirectly,in any manner with Byron David Prior and remain away from any place of residence, employment,or schooling you know to be frequented by such person. (Mr. Perrier was not trying to harm Mr. Prior, he was only trying to help in his search for justice) (The law of Canada leads one to believe that anyone is presumed to be innocent untill found guilty). ?????????
Abstain from publishing or distrubting materials in relation to sexual assaults against children or an alledged cover-up of any such complaint.
It appears that Mr. Perrier’s Fundamental rights have been violated, and a criminal act committed against Mr. Perrier by the Crown Proseuctor and the Justice Department of Newfoundland. You can check this out with your legal Department.
(where in the criminal code does it forbid anyone from publishing or distrubting materials regarding sexual abuse against CHILDREN. ?)
Under the Charter of rights and Freedoms, schedule B Constituation Act. 1982 Part 1, Section 2
Fundamental Freedoms :
(b) freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication.
(d) freedom of association.
Mr. Prior reports that Danny Williams was his lawyer and is well versed in the injustice that Mr. Prior has suffered and was very suprised when Danny Willams (now Premier of Newfoundland) withdrew and returned the file to Mr. Prior, having first hand knowledge of Mr, Prior’s alligations it is his responsibility to have the Justice Dept. of Newfoundland investigate these charges and bring the guilty to REAL JUSTICE.
Mr, Prior reports that he gave a package to Geoff Sterling (owner of NTV) and MR. Hutton of NTV containing allegations of sexual abuse against him and his family by a ex politians a Judge and others. To the best of Mr. Priors knowledge that was also hushed-up.
The criminal code part V111 : OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON AND REPUTATION Defamatory libel :
SECTION 315 STATES :
NO PERSON SHALL BE DEEMED TO PUBLISH A DEFAMATORY LIBEL BY REASON ONLY, THAT THE PUBLISHED DEFAMATORY MATTER IN GOOD FAITH FOR SEEKING REMIDY OR REDRESS FOR A PRIVATE OR PUBLIC WRONG OR GREIVANCE FROM A PERSON WHO HAS, OR WHO ON RERASONABLE GROUNDS HE BELIEVES HAS THE RIGHT OR IS UNDER OBLIGATION TO REMIDY OR REDRESS THE WRONG OR GREIVANCE IF :
(A) HE BELEAVES THAT THE DEFAMATORY LIABLE IS TRUE :
(B) THE DEFAMATORY MATTER IS REVELANT TO THE REMEDY OR REDRESS THAT IS SOUGHT AND
(C) THE DEFAMATORY MATTER DOES NOT IN ANY RESPECT EXCEED WHAT IS REASONABLY SUFFICIENT IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
It is very plain to see by the charges against Mr. Perrier that they will go to all extremes to ignore Mr. Prior’s quest for Justice for him and his family, it is strongly suggested that a representative of COURT WATCH attend the trial of Mr. Perrier as they will, no doubt do the same thing they did with Mr. Prior, invoke a gag order and seal the file.
I will continue to up-date.
Thank you for your time and assistance in the search for justice.
Sam Perrier
JUSTICE FOR BYRON PRIOR AND PAUL PERRIER
Up-date on the Perrier/Prior search for justice.
On august 16, 2006 Mr . Perrier was charged with four counts of publishing defamatory libel,
Two couns of mischief by interfering with persons in use of property.
One count, personation with intent to gain advantage.
Mr. Perrier questioned his Lawyer as to who laid the charges and was told it was the Crown who laid the charges, presumably, on behalf of Danny Willams, Alex Hickman, Bill Matthews, & Const. Jim Case RNC. NTV (Geoff Sterling & Hutton laid one charge of mischief. only).
Terms of his bail are as follows :
Do not contact or communicate, directly or indirectly,in any manner with Byron David Prior and remain away from any place of residence, employment,or schooling you know to be frequented by such person. (Mr. Perrier was not trying to harm Mr. Prior, he was only trying to help in his search for justice) (The law of Canada leads one to believe that anyone is presumed to be innocent untill found guilty). ?????????
Abstain from publishing or distrubting materials in relation to sexual assaults against children or an alledged cover-up of any such complaint.
It appears that Mr. Perrier’s Fundamental rights have been violated, and a criminal act committed against Mr. Perrier by the Crown Proseuctor and the Justice Department of Newfoundland. You can check this out with your legal Department.
(where in the criminal code does it forbid anyone from publishing or distrubting materials regarding sexual abuse against CHILDREN. ?)
Under the Charter of rights and Freedoms, schedule B Constituation Act. 1982 Part 1, Section 2
Fundamental Freedoms :
(b) freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication.
(d) freedom of association.
Mr. Prior reports that Danny Williams was his lawyer and is well versed in the injustice that Mr. Prior has suffered and was very suprised when Danny Willams (now Premier of Newfoundland) withdrew and returned the file to Mr. Prior, having first hand knowledge of Mr, Prior’s alligations it is his responsibility to have the Justice Dept. of Newfoundland investigate these charges and bring the guilty to REAL JUSTICE.
Mr, Prior reports that he gave a package to Geoff Sterling (owner of NTV) and MR. Hutton of NTV containing allegations of sexual abuse against him and his family by a ex politians a Judge and others. To the best of Mr. Priors knowledge that was also hushed-up.
The criminal code part V111 : OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON AND REPUTATION Defamatory libel :
SECTION 315 STATES :
NO PERSON SHALL BE DEEMED TO PUBLISH A DEFAMATORY LIBEL BY REASON ONLY, THAT THE PUBLISHED DEFAMATORY MATTER IN GOOD FAITH FOR SEEKING REMIDY OR REDRESS FOR A PRIVATE OR PUBLIC WRONG OR GREIVANCE FROM A PERSON WHO HAS, OR WHO ON RERASONABLE GROUNDS HE BELIEVES HAS THE RIGHT OR IS UNDER OBLIGATION TO REMIDY OR REDRESS THE WRONG OR GREIVANCE IF :
(A) HE BELEAVES THAT THE DEFAMATORY LIABLE IS TRUE :
(B) THE DEFAMATORY MATTER IS REVELANT TO THE REMEDY OR REDRESS THAT IS SOUGHT AND
(C) THE DEFAMATORY MATTER DOES NOT IN ANY RESPECT EXCEED WHAT IS REASONABLY SUFFICIENT IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
It is very plain to see by the charges against Mr. Perrier that they will go to all extremes to ignore Mr. Prior’s quest for Justice for him and his family, it is strongly suggested that a representative of COURT WATCH attend the trial of Mr. Perrier as they will, no doubt do the same thing they did with Mr. Prior, invoke a gag order and seal the file.
I will continue to up-date.
Thank you for your time and assistance in the search for justice.
Sam Perrier
Thank you for this information, Sam.
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