Cygnus Posted January 29, 2005 Share Posted January 29, 2005 http://reuters.myway.com/article/20050128/...TENCING-DC.html Teen Sentenced for Unleashing Blaster Worm Email this Story Jan 28, 4:55 PM (ET) SEATTLE (Reuters) - A federal judge sentenced a teenager to a year and half of prison on Friday for releasing a variant of the Blaster worm that was used to attack more than 48,000 computers. Jeffrey Lee Parson, 19, appeared in U.S. District Court in Seattle, where he was also ordered to perform community service, pay restitution and be placed under supervision for three years following the sentence. "If you use the Internet to harm people, it will be investigated and you will be punished," Jeff Sullivan, chief of the criminal division of the U.S. Attorney's office in Seattle, told reporters. U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman, however, did not give the Minnesota teen the maximum 37-month sentence, saying Parson wrote malicious software and used it to attack other computers partly because of neglectful upbringing and supervision. Parson, who was brought in from his home in Hopkins, Minnesota, pleaded guilty to creating a variant of the worm, which infected computers in mid-2003 and targeted computers at Microsoft Corp. Parson said he created his "B" or "teekids" variant of the Blaster worm and used it to access fifty computers which he then used to launch a broader attack on more than 48,000 computers. Attorneys from Microsoft's headquarters in Redmond, Washington, a Seattle suburb, said that damages could easily amount to more than a million dollars. A hearing for the amount of restitution to be paid to Microsoft and others affected by Parson's Blaster variant will be held in February. Blaster and its variants are self-replicating Internet worms that bore through a security hole in Windows, Microsoft's operating system which is found on more than 90 percent of the world's personal computers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowdog Posted January 29, 2005 Share Posted January 29, 2005 Good. we need more prosecution in this area. I think about all the firewalls and AV and spyware killer we have to keep up with these days and it pisses me off. All because of idiots like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickyrob Posted January 29, 2005 Share Posted January 29, 2005 String him up by his BlasterWorm I think I might have it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pags Posted January 29, 2005 Share Posted January 29, 2005 QUOTE (Snowdog @ Jan 29 2005, 08:38 AM) Good. we need more prosecution in this area. I think about all the firewalls and AV and spyware killer we have to keep up with these days and it pisses me off. All because of idiots like this. Agreed. For every good thing we have out there....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickyrob Posted January 29, 2005 Share Posted January 29, 2005 What do they actually gain from doing this sh*t?? Have they got nothing better to do with their lives? Or is there just a screw loose inside their heads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowdog Posted January 29, 2005 Share Posted January 29, 2005 QUOTE (rickyrob @ Jan 29 2005, 09:07 AM) What do they actually gain from doing this sh*t?? Have they got nothing better to do with their lives? Or is there just a screw loose inside their heads? I really think most of their motive is the power they feel from unleashing something like this. It makes them feel superior and powerful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastille Night Posted January 29, 2005 Share Posted January 29, 2005 QUOTE (Cygnus @ Jan 29 2005, 06:05 AM) Jeffrey Lee Parson, 19, .....a year and half of prison on Friday Jeffrey, meet your cellmate Bubba....enjoy your stay !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pags Posted January 29, 2005 Share Posted January 29, 2005 QUOTE (Bastille Night @ Jan 29 2005, 09:14 AM) QUOTE (Cygnus @ Jan 29 2005, 06:05 AM) Jeffrey Lee Parson, 19, .....a year and half of prison on Friday Jeffrey, meet your cellmate Bubba....enjoy your stay !! HEY - Like the Sig!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickyrob Posted January 29, 2005 Share Posted January 29, 2005 QUOTE (Snowdog @ Jan 29 2005, 09:08 AM) QUOTE (rickyrob @ Jan 29 2005, 09:07 AM) What do they actually gain from doing this sh*t?? Have they got nothing better to do with their lives? Or is there just a screw loose inside their heads? I really think most of their motive is the power they feel from unleashing something like this. It makes them feel superior and powerful. Its the only thing I can think of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickyrob Posted January 29, 2005 Share Posted January 29, 2005 QUOTE (Bastille Night @ Jan 29 2005, 09:14 AM) QUOTE (Cygnus @ Jan 29 2005, 06:05 AM) Jeffrey Lee Parson, 19, .....a year and half of prison on Friday Jeffrey, meet your cellmate Bubba....enjoy your stay !! Mwhahahahahh!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowdog Posted January 29, 2005 Share Posted January 29, 2005 QUOTE (Bastille Night @ Jan 29 2005, 09:14 AM) QUOTE (Cygnus @ Jan 29 2005, 06:05 AM) Jeffrey Lee Parson, 19, .....a year and half of prison on Friday Jeffrey, meet your cellmate Bubba....enjoy your stay !! I hope so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel Rat Posted January 30, 2005 Share Posted January 30, 2005 Yuck. Make him pay... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drumnut Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 QUOTE (Steel Rat @ Jan 30 2005, 03:51 PM) Yuck. Make him pay... ...And do the time!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolinda Bonz Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 QUOTE (rickyrob @ Jan 29 2005, 06:52 AM) String him up by his BlasterWorm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-13 Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 QUOTE (Bastille Night @ Jan 29 2005, 07:14 AM) QUOTE (Cygnus @ Jan 29 2005, 06:05 AM) Jeffrey Lee Parson, 19, .....a year and half of prison on Friday Jeffrey, meet your cellmate Bubba....enjoy your stay !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfuentes Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 Hmm. The fool should have listened to Rush. He wouldn't be sharing a cell if he had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furie Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 QUOTE Blaster and its variants are self-replicating Internet worms that bore through a security hole in Windows, Microsoft's operating system which is found on more than 90 percent of the world's personal computers. http://homepage.mac.com/furie1335/.Pictures/images/logo_apple.jpg virus? worm? what's that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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