Melissa Virus Suspect Confesses

rcade writes "Melissa virus suspect David L. Smith 'admitted to investigators that he created it and then destroyed the personal computers he used to post it on the Internet,' according to court papers turned up by the Asbury Park [NJ] Press."

Comments

When is this going to stop?

[GeneralTao]

Here's what I don't understand. If your car stereo gets stolen, and there are no signs of forced entry, you can forget about the insurance company paying you one red cent for damages. This is because if you were dumb enough to leave your car unlocked, the insurance company sure as hell isn't gonna pay you money.

If your whole car is stolen and you can't produce the keys, they aren't gonna buy you a new car. You shouldn't have left your keys in the ignition.

The macro vulnerabilities have been around for EVER. Why, then, are companies allowed to continue whining when they are exploited? Why isn't there more pressure to plug this up? How many times can you listen to a guy moan about his car stereo before you yell "LOCK YER FRIGGIN DOORS, MORON!"

Further consider.. what kind of crap would a car company get if they shipped a car with doors that just plain don't lock?

I dunno. It just seems like software companies can get away with persistent bugs than never go away while the rest of the world is expected to provide a GOOD product.