Microsoft Offers Bounty on Blaster, Sobig Authors

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Microsoft posts reward for MSBlast worm
and SoBig virus authors

Microsoft posts reward for MSBlast worm
and SoBig virus authors 11/04/2003 08:16 PM

Microsoft to offer bounty on MSBlast,
SoBig culprits

Microsoft to offer bounty on MSBlast,
SoBig culprits 11/05/2003 04:10 AM
ZDNet Australia Nov 5 2003 3:37AM ET

Microsoft puts bounty on virus authors

Microsoft puts bounty on virus authors 11/06/2003 09:38 PM
San Jose Mercury News Nov 6 2003 8:55PM ET

Microsoft offers virus bounty

Microsoft offers virus bounty 11/05/2003 02:29 PM
CNN Nov 5 2003 1:09PM ET

Microsoft offers bounty on hackers

Microsoft offers bounty on hackers 11/05/2003 01:23 PM
MSNBC Nov 5 2003 12:01PM ET

Microsoft offers $500,000 virus bounty

Microsoft offers $500,000 virus bounty 11/05/2003 12:04 PM
CNN Nov 5 2003 10:23AM ET

Microsoft Offers A Bounty On Virus
Writers

Microsoft Offers A Bounty On Virus
Writers 11/05/2003 07:32 AM

Microsoft offers $500,000 bounty for
virus writers

Microsoft offers $500,000 bounty for
virus writers 11/05/2003 03:36 PM
Irish Times Nov 5 2003 3:20PM ET

Microsoft Offers $500,000 Bounty for
Virus Writers

Microsoft Offers $500,000 Bounty for
Virus Writers 11/05/2003 12:04 PM
Reuters Nov 5 2003 10:26AM ET

Microsoft Offers Bounty on Virus Writers

Microsoft Offers Bounty on Virus Writers 11/05/2003 10:33 PM

Microsoft offers bounty for arrest,
conviction of cybercriminals

Microsoft offers bounty for arrest,
conviction of cybercriminals 11/06/2003 08:51 AM
Seattle Times Nov 6 2003 7:57AM ET

FTC Offers Bounty to Name Spammers

FTC Offers Bounty to Name Spammers 09/19/2004 12:39 AM

The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced, in a public report, that a system of monetary rewards would help improve the enforcement of the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2002 (CAN-SPAM Act.) That Act, which became effective on January 1, 2004, required the FTC to conduct a study and provide a report to Congress on a CAN-SPAM "bounty system." While the fact that bounties may be offered to those who help authorities in nabbing spammers doesn't unusual, what is very much out of the ordinary is the projected bounty amounts necessary to make them effective.

The FTC reports three hurdles exist in enforcing the CAN-SPAM Act: 1) identifying and locating the spammer, 2) developing sufficient evidence to prove the spammer is legally responsible for sending the spam, and 3) obtaining the source of funding for the bounties. The report states that those with the information most helpful to authorities are whistleblowers and insiders: those who have had personal or business contact with the spammers, themselves. Because of the real possibility of retaliation, the monetary awards encourage the whistleblowers to come forward. The FTC thinks that awards of about $100,000, upward to $250,000, are reasonable, with funding for the bounty program to come from federal taxes.

Dave's Opinion
I wish I knew a spammer; for a quarter of a million, I could by RV my kids are clamoring for and go on the road for a few months. Why do we need an incentive to do the right thing. Turning in details of bona fide spammers is just a good thing to do. Why should we expect to be bribed by the government?

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Bandero Inc. Offers Internet Self
Publishing for Authors, Musicians,
Software Engineers, and Photographers

Bandero Inc. Offers Internet Self
Publishing for Authors, Musicians,
Software Engineers, and Photographers 01/03/2005 05:59 AM
Publishing digital media for sale on the internet is a great way to have your work seen by millions and to generate potential sales, whether you are selling music, printed material or digital photography. [PRWEB Jan 3, 2005]

SCO offers bounty for MyDoom creator

SCO offers bounty for MyDoom creator 01/27/2004 09:51 PM
ZDNet Jan 27 2004 11:44PM GMT

Brief: Mozilla offers bounty for bugs

Brief: Mozilla offers bounty for bugs 08/03/2004 05:47 PM
The Mozilla Foundation's bounty program will reward uses who identify and report security vulnerabilities in the open-source project's software.

Mozilla offers bounty for bugs

Mozilla offers bounty for bugs 08/04/2004 07:52 AM

MyDoom Spreads as SCO Offers Bounty

MyDoom Spreads as SCO Offers Bounty 01/29/2004 01:47 AM
theWHIR Jan 29 2004 5:22AM GMT

SCO Offers $250K Bounty for MyDoom
Author's Arrest

SCO Offers $250K Bounty for MyDoom
Author's Arrest 01/27/2004 09:51 PM

Internet news site offers bounty for
attackers

Internet news site offers bounty for
attackers 02/05/2005 10:11 PM
A German news site has offered a bounty of €10,000 (about $12,000 US) to anyone who provides information leading to the capture of the perpetrator(s) of a distributed denial of service attack against the site. The Age is reporting today that Heise Online, one of the biggest German publishers online, is seeking information about the machines that actively took part in the attacks on February 1 and February 2. According to the Internet Storm Center, Heise said the attacks targeted port 80 (on which a webserver normally runs), first hitting 193.99.144.71 and later 193.99.144.85. It said the sender addresses were spoofed and, in some cases, addresses reserved for private networks were used. Another similar attack targeted the Heise mailserver (193.99.145.50) on port 25 (the standard port for SMTP services) during the same timeframe. Heise said the logs of routers may show accumulations of packets which were 40 bytes long.

Mozilla offers US$500 bounty reward for
security flaws

Mozilla offers US$500 bounty reward for
security flaws 08/02/2004 10:17 PM
The Mozilla Foundation today announced that in conjunction with Linspire and Mark Shuttleworth, US$500 will be awarded to anyone who reports a serious security flaw in the browser.

Microsoft Gives Blaster Author a Break

Microsoft Gives Blaster Author a Break 03/31/2005 02:28 PM
PC World Online Mar 31 2005 6:33PM GMT

Microsoft gives Blaster writer a break

Microsoft gives Blaster writer a break 03/31/2005 09:04 AM
Computer Weekly Mar 31 2005 1:13PM GMT

"Authors proposed introducing a
system requiring libraries to compensate
authors financially according to the
number of books they lend."

"Authors proposed introducing a
system requiring libraries to compensate
authors financially according to the
number of books they lend." 11/17/2003 04:22 AM
Japanese authors are asking Japanese libraries

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Web Virus Authors 'Winning
Battle'--Microsoft

Web Virus Authors 'Winning
Battle'--Microsoft 12/03/2003 02:35 PM
ABCNEWS.com Dec 3 2003 1:50PM ET

Microsoft Seeks to ID Phishing Scam
Authors

Microsoft Seeks to ID Phishing Scam
Authors 03/31/2005 05:36 PM
Washington Post Mar 31 2005 9:39PM GMT

Microsoft gives Blaster author a break
on damages

Microsoft gives Blaster author a break
on damages 03/30/2005 06:03 PM
The teen convicted of creating a variant of the Blaster worm won't have to pay Microsoft $497,546.55 in restitution. He can instead work it off by doing community service.

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Microsoft drops Blaster writer $500,000
penalty

Microsoft drops Blaster writer $500,000
penalty 03/30/2005 11:39 AM
silicon.com Mar 30 2005 3:15PM GMT

Microsoft Drops Blaster Author's Fine

Microsoft Drops Blaster Author's Fine 03/31/2005 07:41 PM

Microsoft lets teen convicted of using
Blaster worm off

Microsoft lets teen convicted of using
Blaster worm off 04/01/2005 03:38 AM
TechSpot Apr 1 2005 8:06AM GMT

Microsoft Drops Teen Blaster Writer's
$500,000 Fine (Reuters)

Microsoft Drops Teen Blaster Writer's
$500,000 Fine (Reuters) 03/30/2005 06:16 PM
Reuters - Jeffrey Lee Parson, the teen convicted of infecting 48,000 computers with a variant of the destructive Blaster worm, will not have to pay $500,000 in restitution to Microsoft Corp. , the world's largest software maker said on Wednesday.

Microsoft Posts Anti-Blaster Tool for
Home Users

Microsoft Posts Anti-Blaster Tool for
Home Users 01/07/2004 06:03 PM
Microsoft has made available for download a tool for home users running Windows XP and/or Windows 2000 (with Service Pack 2 or higher) that will eradicate the Blaster worm from their systems.

Can Microsoft bounty end viruses?

Can Microsoft bounty end viruses? 05/10/2004 04:08 PM
ZDNet May 10 2004 8:15PM GMT

Microsoft to offer bounty on hackers

Microsoft to offer bounty on hackers 11/04/2003 07:07 PM
CNET Nov 4 2003 6:28PM ET

Microsoft To Offer Bounty On Hackers

Microsoft To Offer Bounty On Hackers 11/05/2003 08:37 AM

Can Microsoft bounty put paid to
viruses?

Can Microsoft bounty put paid to
viruses? 05/10/2004 01:26 PM
Microsoft claims its reward program was responsible for the arrest of the suspected author of the Sasser worm, but some experts say money alone will not clear up security problems.

Microsoft posts $5M virus bounty

Microsoft posts $5M virus bounty 11/05/2003 10:34 PM
CNN Nov 5 2003 10:16PM ET

Microsoft issues a bounty for hackers

Microsoft issues a bounty for hackers 11/06/2003 11:54 PM
Taipei Times Online Nov 6 2003 11:11PM ET

Microsoft puts bounty of $250,000 on
hackers

Microsoft puts bounty of $250,000 on
hackers 11/06/2003 06:28 AM
IHT Nov 6 2003 5:51AM ET

Microsoft Puts Bounty on Virus Creators

Microsoft Puts Bounty on Virus Creators 11/05/2003 07:05 PM
web ad.vantage Nov 5 2003 6:08PM ET
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