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Teenager arrested in connection with `Blaster` Internet worm
New York, Aug 30: The United States law enforcement officials have arrested an 18-year old, who is suspected to have created a minor variation of MS blast worm which hit hundreds of thousands of computers around the world.
New York, Aug 30: The United States law enforcement officials have arrested an 18-year old, who is suspected to have created a minor variation of MS blast worm which hit hundreds of thousands of computers around the world.
The suspect, Jafferey Lee Parson, was charged with one count of "intentionally causing and attempting to cause damage to a protected computer."
The youth was not the author of the virus but was responsible for taking the original 'Blaster' worm and changing it into a more sinister version known as the "B-variant." The variation, officials said, created two files, one with parson's screen name and also added profane messages aimed at Microsoft and its chairman Bill Gates.
The 'Blaster' worm began spreading on August 11 and experts say it has attacked an estimated 120,000 computers within first 24 hours.
It spread through a flaw in the windows system about which the Microsoft had warned earlier. But when the worm struck, several corporate and home users who had not used the patch got affected. A few hours after he was arrested, parson was produced in federal court in Minnesota where he admitted to modifying the blaster worm and creating the variant, officials said adding, he has been placed under house arrest under the condition that he would not use Internet. Meanwhile, FBI agents were able to trace the variant to a website which had the name similar to parson's online alias, officials said.
Bureau Report
The youth was not the author of the virus but was responsible for taking the original 'Blaster' worm and changing it into a more sinister version known as the "B-variant." The variation, officials said, created two files, one with parson's screen name and also added profane messages aimed at Microsoft and its chairman Bill Gates.
The 'Blaster' worm began spreading on August 11 and experts say it has attacked an estimated 120,000 computers within first 24 hours.
It spread through a flaw in the windows system about which the Microsoft had warned earlier. But when the worm struck, several corporate and home users who had not used the patch got affected. A few hours after he was arrested, parson was produced in federal court in Minnesota where he admitted to modifying the blaster worm and creating the variant, officials said adding, he has been placed under house arrest under the condition that he would not use Internet. Meanwhile, FBI agents were able to trace the variant to a website which had the name similar to parson's online alias, officials said.
Bureau Report