May 11 2004
Creator of Netsky and Sasser arrested
Woot! Score one for the good guys. And Microsoft too, though I truly hesitate to call them one of the good guys. This wonderful person is a German citizen, and was arrested by their police force in cooperation with the FBI, Secret Service and Microsoft. Guess the guy just turned 18, and the crimes were commited before his birthday, so the authorities have to charge him as a child. But as Axel Eble points out, the civil suits are going to keep this guy in debt until the end of time.
I’ve been meaning to post on this for a couple of days, but there’s always something else to do. I guess that’s what happens when you have parts of your life that have nothing to do with IT and security. Anyways, here’s a couple of links for more information on the subject.
Microsoft patting itself on the back
Cnet: Microsoft reward snags suspected Sasser author
Now for a non-American point of view, just to be fair: The Register: German police arrest Sasser worm suspect. I’d find a German paper, but I’ve forgotten almost all the German I learned while over there. If you have a good translation, or a German article written in English, I’d be interested in seeing it.
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