Arrests made in probe of worm that hit ABC, others | Tech News on ZDNet — Firing squad anyone?
Law enforcement officials have arrested two men suspected of unleashing of a pair of computer worms, including last week’s Zotob, which hit servers at American Express, The New York Times and elsewhere.
Farid Essebar, age 18, a Moroccan national born in Russia, was arrested in Morocco, and 21-year-old Atilla Ekici, a Turkish resident, was arrested in Turkey, Paul Bresson, a spokesman for the FBI, said Friday. Both suspects were detained Thursday and will be prosecuted in the countries in which they were arrested, Bresson said.
Bresson said that Essebar, who went by the nickname “Diabl0,” and Ekici, known as “Coder,” are suspected of creating both the Mytob and Zotob worms.
gathered by Chet Heath
Great nicknames. Very original. And it seems as if al-Qaeda has begun the e-Jihad.
John is that GIF suppose to represent the worm or the on air reporters?
Ekici has also been charged with “interactive embezzlement”, accused of breaking into online bank accounts.
Good. We have the resources available, we should just take them out. I mean, these two meant to harm the U.S., we should harm them. Maybe some good old Smith & Wesson right between the eyes or something. Serves those queer Muslim camel jockeys right.
That wasn’t me!!! Someone else said that. I’m being misquoted again!!!
then there is this
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050827/ap_on_hi_te/spy_software_indictment