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2005-08-27 Home Front: Tech

Suspected computer worm authors arrested, FBI says

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Posted by Fred 2005-08-27 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views since 2007-05-07] Top

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Authorities in Morocco and Turkey have arrested two men for unleashing computer worms that disrupted networks across the United States last week,..

woe is me, that damn wurm turned again.

Posted by MoroTurk Man 2005-08-27 01:25|| 2005-08-27 01:25|| Front Page Top

#2 New headline: Seafarious' Computer Declared Innocent

Posted by GK 2005-08-27 17:23|| 2005-08-27 17:23|| Front Page Top

#3 I think this falls directly under "Who's Ox Gets Gored" the coders were tracked down and arrested AFTER the worm shut down CNN and the NYT.

I've never heard of any arrests when the "Worms" hit netzens like myself.

But just interfere with the propoganda spew.....

Posted by Redneck Jim 2005-08-27 17:46|| 2005-08-27 17:46|| Front Page Top

#4 What are needed are more selective and smarter worms, if ya get me drift, Grimea.

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2005-08-27 18:35|| 2005-08-27 18:35|| Front Page Top

#5 Well, I was mostly right.

(That's Krugmanese for "I was completely wrong.")

Posted by Jackal">Jackal 2005-08-27 23:09|| http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html]">[http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2005-08-27 23:09|| Front Page Top

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