| Submit your comments on this article |
| -Short Attention Span Theater- |
| Romanian Police Arrest 2nd Blaster Worm Suspect |
| 2003-09-04 |
| Virtual Gitmo for you, pal! Police in Romania have made a second arrest in the spread of the Blaster worm. They busted a 24-year-old former student in connection with a spread of the worm, which crippled computers around the world. A computer security company that helps police said that the person arrested, Dan Dumitru Ciobanu, is a graduate of the Technical University of Iasi in northeastern Romania. Police said he was involved with the spread of a modified and milder version of the Blaster worm. Last week, a high school student in Minneapolis was charged with letting loose a different variation of the Blaster worm. Authorities said Jeffrey Parson admitted during an interview with FBI and Secret Service agents that he tinkered with the original Blaster last month — converting it so that it would attack the Microsoft Web site. Good, keep hunting these pricks down and publicize their capture, punishment - and make it harsh |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #7 Having spent from 8AM until 9PM today with a crew cleaning this and WELCHIA off of 150 laptops, I'd say give him to me. Throw in the Minnesota Fat Boy, too. Tough to type when all your fingers are busted. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-9-4 10:59:33 PM |
| #6 I dunno. I had a power surge the other night. Restarted one machine and XP was still there. Linux decided to do an inode inventory, then finally decided I don't have a network card in that machine. If I can't convince it tonight, it'll be another Win2K box by morning. |
| Posted by: Fred 2003-9-4 5:10:13 PM |
| #5 the trebuchet PPV piques my interest, but Gates would have to go too |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-9-4 4:51:16 PM |
| #4 Two contenders: 1. Tikrit. "F**k Saddam" tattoos on forehead. 2. QQ47 (hold 'em in solitary until it's in range). |
| Posted by: Mark IV 2003-9-4 3:09:11 PM |
| #3 Someplace warmer, I think. How about the Soufriere Hills Volcano, on Montserrat, West Indies. Erupting since 1995. We can get a big trebuchet and lob them into the crater one at a time and do a pay-per-view webcast of the event. |
| Posted by: Steve 2003-9-4 3:03:33 PM |
| #2 OK, Rantburgers, put your best shot forward: Where in the world would be the best place for spammers like these jerks? I suggest Rapa Ita, a small, uninhabited island near Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, 2400 airmiles from any other piece of real estate. Either post or email your recommendations. I'll get with Fred later, and see what we can do with whatever I receive. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2003-9-4 2:35:05 PM |
| #1 "Virtual Gitmo for you, pal!" Great idea! but less virtual, more actual. It could be called "Bitmo" and house virus-writers, spammers etc. I imagine something like a cross between Running Man and Tron. Mmmm, canned spammer! |
| Posted by: Bulldog 2003-9-4 12:43:03 PM |