http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/05/10/sasser.arrest.reut/index.html
"Microsoft general counsel Brad Smith said the suspect was believed responsible "for the creation of all 28 variants of the Netsky virus.""
I had also read earlier something that said the author of Netsky was boasting about similar code in Sasser to prove the connection. This goes to show you how weak the Internet really is with a 17 year old in the basement of a house in a small German town can wreak havoc across the world and cause billions of dollars in damage. Seems to me that we ain't seen nothing yet since almost everything to date has been from similarly deranged individuals and not some sort of organized effort, and every last host out there is vulnerable in one way or another.
Matt
Colbeck, Andrew wrote:
http://www.securitynewsportal.com/cgi-bin/cgi-script/csNews/csNews.cgi?datab ase=JanEE%2edb&command=viewone&id=15
Both in Germany, and in seemingly unrelated incidents. Whoever informed on the Sasser author to Microsoft may see a payout of a quarter of a million dollars.
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