Re: SASSER Worm Dude

2004-05-14 Thread John Kelsey
At 12:47 PM 5/11/04 +0100, Dave Howe wrote: .. I think you are thinking in terms of the American age scale - In england (and over most of europe although obviously it varies), 18 is old enough to marry without parental permission, be served in a bar, drive, and be a practicing homosexual. At 16

Re: SASSER Worm Dude

2004-05-12 Thread Eugen Leitl
On Mon, May 10, 2004 at 02:31:18PM -0400, Tyler Durden wrote: So a HS kid, living with his parents, is able to write a worm that takes out millions and millions of computers throughout the world running the latest MS OS. Uhshouldn't we arrest Bill Gates first? The decision is rational,

Re: SASSER Worm Dude

2004-05-11 Thread Dave Howe
Tyler Durden wrote: HANOVER, Germany -- German police have arrested an 18-year-old man suspected of creating the Sasser computer worm, believed to be one of the Internet's most costly outbreaks of sabotage. Note the language...an 18 year old MAN and sabotage... So a HS kid, living with his