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Man sentanced for Allaple worm but it's still spreading.

Unread postby Sludge3000 » March 11th, 2010, 6:47 pm

An Estonian virus writer has been jailed for two and a half years for creating a Windows worm family that launched denial of service attacks on the websites of a local insurance firm and ISP.

Artur Boiko, 44, was convicted by a jury of creating the Allaple worm and sentenced to two years and seven months following a trial. Boiko pleaded not guilty but prosecutors persuaded the jury that he became a malware author in late 2006 to seek revenge against insurance firm IF following a dispute over a rejected car accident insurance claim.


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Although there will be no more new varients the worm will keep attacking and spreading by itself. Crafty eh?
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Re: Man sentanced for Allaple worm but it's still spreading.

Unread postby Elrond » March 12th, 2010, 9:17 am

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