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A Sydney woman has been charged with sending an incredible 32,000 emails in just a single day to the office of a Federal Member of Parliament.
A Werrington, Sydney, women resident bombarded the office of a Federal MP with a massive number of emails non-stop for over 24 hours. The MP’s office alerted the police after it became overwhelmed with emails, leading to the woman being charged with misuse of communication services. If convicted, she could face up to two years imprisonment or a fine of $11,000.
“The woman was charged with one count of committing unauthorised impairment of electronic communication, contrary to section 477.3 of the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth). The maximum penalty for this offence is 10 years imprisonment,” said the Australian Federal Police.
Police have warned others against the misuse of communication services. “Misuse of a communication service can be enormously disruptive for those on the receiving end, particularly if it is targeted at people in one particular organisation or group,” said a police spokesperson.
What the woman did is called email bombing. It is a cyber-attack where the actor sends more than thousands of emails to overwhelm the recipient’s mail server or inbox.
“The volume of the emails impaired workers from operating IT systems and stopped members of the public from making contact with the office,” said the AFP.
The woman’s identity has not been released, so whether or not she was acting alone remains unknown.
This case serves as an example of why it is important to use communication services responsibly. It is a reminder that misuse of communication services, while sometimes seemingly harmless, can have severe consequences and should be avoided. Hopefully, this will serve as a lesson for those considering engaging in similar behaviour.
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