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Microsoft Drops Blaster Author's Fine

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the slap-on-the-wrist dept.

bevo noted that Microsoft has dropped their fine against the author of the Blaster worm that DDoS'd Microsoft's web sites and hijaacked 50,000 computers. 225 hours instead of a 500k fine. $2200/hour seems like a good deal to me ;)

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  1. This wasn't the Blaster author by r_glen · · Score: 5, Informative

    This was the guy who modified the Blaster worm. The original author never got caught.

  2. Re:Drops the fine? by Fjornir · · Score: 5, Informative

    MS didn't fine the kid, the court ordered him to pay 500k in restition. MS offered to let the kid sweat it off instead of paying cash. This is just a typical shitty slashdot writeup.

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  3. Get away lightly? by caryw · · Score: 5, Informative

    This kid still has to do 18 months in prison! 18 months! 13,128 hours! (linked from the same site)
    18 months is almost 10% of the time this kid has even been on the planet!
    Microsoft just helped him out by letting him live his life once he gets out of prison instead of being in debt for the next 40 years.
    I bet it's extremely hard for a convicted felon to work off a $500,000 debt.
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