Two arrested for Zotob worm
FBI said Friday that Morocco and Turkey have arrested two people believed responsible for the Zotob computer worm that infected networks at U.S. companies and government agencies earlier this month.
Farid Essebar, 18, was arrested in Morocco and Atilla Ekici, 21, was arrested in Turkey.
Louis M. Riegel, the FBI's assistant director for cyber crimes, said they will be prosecuted in those countries.
Riegel said Essebar wrote the code that attacked computers with Windows operating systems and Ekici paid him for it, adding it's unclear they ever met, "but they certainly knew each other via the Internet." Riegel said he does not know how much money changed hands.
:source: Source: http://www.cbc.ca/story/business/nat...d20050826.html
Re: Two arrested for Zotob worm
Farid needed something to do with his knowledge & Atilla had the plan
it worked
but to what effect?
but there was no "higher" conceptual /political / social "statement" behind this hack other than "windows is vulnerable" & CNN should upgrade(on all levels).
Re: Two arrested for Zotob worm
Or hire the two of them ! ;)
Re: Two arrested for Zotob worm
Quote:
Originally Posted by 100%
Farid needed something to do with his knowledge & Atilla had the plan
it worked
but to what effect?
but there was no "higher" conceptual /political / social "statement" behind this hack other than "windows is vulnerable" & CNN should upgrade(on all levels).
seems like the US government are fantacizing about master criminals again :pinch:
Re: Two arrested for Zotob worm
I can't help but think of thier names, one sounds like an Columbian drug dealer the other must of been teased in school . So theres the problem . :dry:
Re: Two arrested for Zotob worm
A gift :flowers: to CNN
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Re: Two arrested for Zotob worm
In either case watch out for US officials knocking on you door, no need to be shown on cops with you underwear dangling lol
