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Zotob and Mytob Worm Authors Arrested
An anonymous reader writes "The Washingtonpost.com is reporting that two men have been arrested for allegedly authoring and releasing the "Zotob" and "Mytob" worms. The first Zotob, released Aug 14 - just 4 days after Microsoft released a fix for the hole it exploited, infected systems at many major news outlets. Mytob remains one of the most pervasive worms on the 'Net today." From the article: "Moroccan authorities, working with the FBI, arrested Farid Essebar, 18, a Moroccan national born in Russia who went by the screen moniker 'Diabl0.' Arrested in Turkey was Atilla Ekici, aka 'Coder,' age 21. Both individuals will be subject to local prosecutions, the FBI said." Update: 08/26 20:56 GMT by Z : Nana Mous wrote to mention an eWeek blow by blow account of Microsoft's response to the worm. Very interesting read.
Very intelligent kids with no social values, must be homeschooled.
I'm not a Troll, it's reverse psychology.
Somehow I think that's not limited to third world countries only...
You really think MS's patch system is all about "your" security? It's driven, was created and exists due to MS's lawyers. They cannot be blamed -- as your yourself argue -- for the flaws in Windows. After all, they put out a patch, warned everyone, and people just don't do what the good MS tells them. But, my anonymous friend, you are overlooking that this is a flawed OS from the start, from the beginning, and MS really hasn't cared about security from the get-go. Where are the viruses taking down Netware, taking down Linux/Unix? They are not there. Why? Because those houses were built on a good foundation with thoughtful administration in mind. Windows is a house built on a swamp, but since the builder keeps telling you about the spot in the bog about to make the corner sink just before it sinks you are freely willing to believe that it's your fault.
So, now, who is the one not being insightful?...
"All great things are simple & expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope." --Churchill
How about releasing their address and calling off their local governments?
Or just let everyone install open source software and stop wining about surprises that come in closed source software.
"Now the trouble about trying to make yourself stupider than you really are is that you very often succeed." -C.S. Lewis
I still don't understand how MS get off being the innocent party here. I mean...
no you're thinking about western punishment. in the east, they'll treat you like a criminal, not give the prison industry a financial boost.
Science : Proprietary , Knowledge : Open Source