MSBlaster arrest expected Friday

From MSNBC:

Teenager suspected of authoring Net worm variant

Aug. 28 — The FBI has identified a teenager as the author of a variant of the MSBlaster worm and plans to arrest him early Friday, a U.S. official confirmed Thursday. The variant, called MSBlaster.B, is a slightly altered version of the original worm, which wreaked havoc on Internet users two weeks ago. It’s unclear if the suspect had anything to do with the original MSBlaster worm, the sources said, and identifying this suspect does not resolve the case

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A witness reportedly saw the teen testing the infection and called authorities, the official said.


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Another source familiar with the investigation told MSNBC.com that a series of subpoenas had been issued in an effort to learn more information about an Internet Relay Chat room where copies of the worm were distributed and altered.
“They were thinking it was funny to do this,” the source said.


Dono if this link will work: http://www.msnbc.com/news/958852.asp?0cv=CB10




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Talk about people who need a life. Sheesh. I say try them as adults. >
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I say try them as land fill...
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Maybe fry them ? I spent 3 hours on removing that ******* (yes, it's that what u think) worm. Becuz i didn't upgrade my antivirii.
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He's 18 years old and from Hopkins, Minn., and he went by the nickname "Teekid" online. Today, Jeffrey Lee Parson is under arrest for allegedly writing the Blaster virus, which has caused major problems on the Internet for the last two weeks. Tonight on "Tech Live," get the full story on how law enforcement caught up to Parson.

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i hope they catch the sobig author...that worm is annoying!
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One minute's jail for every man-hour wasted dealing with it/him.....he should be free in a few hundred years....that'd be my sentence...
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McKay said investigators in Seattle and Minneapolis worked together to track down Parson, who was charged with intentionally damaging protected computers. If found guilty, Parson could face up to 10 years in prison and $250,000 in fines.


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The investigation into Parson — described as 6-foot, 4-inches tall and weighing 320 pounds — proceeded swiftly. He released the MSBlaster.B variant on Aug. 15; by Aug. 19, federal authorities were questioning him at his Hopkins, Minn. residence.

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For his court appearance, he wore a T-shirt that read “Big Daddy” on the front and “Big and Bad” with a grizzly bear on the back. He sported a metal stud under his lip and his hair was dyed blond on top and shaved close around the sides and back.
Parson was told he would be assigned a permanent public defender after telling the judge he had no income, no assets and only $3 in a savings account.
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...what a kid!
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Ah, melt him down for salvagable chemicals...
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Nah just send him to organleggers.

I wonder if anyone will get the reference.
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a 320 pounds nerd-boy
Yeah, they'll have fun with him in Prison
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Organleggers...dealing in human body parts...Larry Niven,Probably my favorite author.
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Good Lord Rolf, I had no idea you were so morbid.

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10 by China♥Cat - 8/29/2003 8:52:52 PM a 320 pounds nerd-boy Yeah, they'll have fun with him in Prison


They'll have to roll him in flour first........



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Stories like these make me feel good about myself, because it helps me realize that I'm not nearly as much of a loser as I thought I was!



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There's a photo of him here... http://www.msnbc.com/news/958852.asp?0dm=C11MT
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Purrrr... his fonts are bigger than mine!

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Yes.....but....
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I bet there's already some inmates planning their courtship!! I hope they do something with that kid that went by "Kidd00" or something similar that was responsible for the dos problems for NeoWin.
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Having been round to several friends homes to rectify the problems that he and others caused i hope they punish him severley. If he did this in the UK he would get something like community service (probably working for a big computer retailer) and an all expenses paid two week holiday on the Costa del Sol in Spain. Sheesh.......our criminal justice system is so weak.

I say really punish him.........make him work with "teddy" on his latest software programme (you all remember teddy don't you??)
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Though he isn't the author of the origional code.

The worst of this is, you can freely get the Virus writers IDE on the net. Which allows anyone to create a virus, worm and such without any real knowldge of programming. Drag and drop exploits, what will they think of next...

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I say castrate him & make him wear a mumu in prison & toss salads..