Re: +++ one cyber villain arrested +++ 18 yr old +++

verfasst von Lullaby, 29.08.2003, 14:08

-->AP:

WASHINGTON - U.S. cyber
investigators have identified a teenager as
one author of a damaging virus-like
infection unleashed weeks ago on the
Internet and plan to arrest him early
Friday, a U.S. official confirmed.

The 18-year-old was accused of writing a
version of the damaging"Blaster"
computer infection that spread quickly
across the Internet, the official said,
speaking on condition of anonymity. The
official asked that further identifying
information about the teenager not be
disclosed until the arrest.

Further details were expected to be
disclosed Friday by the FBI and U.S.
attorney's office in Seattle, which has
been leading the investigation.

A spokesman for the U.S. attorney's
office there, John Hartingh, said there had
been"no arrest made in this matter yet."
He declined to comment further.

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

Collectively, different versions of the
virus-like worm, alternately called
"LovSan" or"Blaster," snarled corporate
networks worldwide, forcing Maryland's
motor vehicle agency to close for one
day. The infection inundated networks
and frustrated home users.

Symantec Corp., a leading antivirus
vendor, said the worm and its variants
infected more than 500,000 computers
worldwide. Experts consider it one of the
worst outbreaks this year.

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