Christopher Maxwell, from Vacaville, California, pleaded guilty to an attack that disrupted thousands of computer systems. Systems at Northwest Hospital and Medical Centre were among those affected in January 2005, preventing operating room doors from opening, and disrupting doctors' pagers.
Maxwell had two juvenile co-conspirators, and the crime made them made more than $100,000 in advertising commissions. He agreed to pay $252,000 in compensation to the hospital.