Venezuela-based computer virus writer stole US$132,000 in three days

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Virus writer steals £70,000 in three
days

Virus writer steals £70,000 in three
days 04/14/2005 02:08 AM

Internet writer warned of Philly airport
slowdowns days before they happened.

Internet writer warned of Philly airport
slowdowns days before they happened. 12/28/2004 07:39 AM
Fox43tv.com - Tue Dec 28, 11:22 am GMT

Catching a Virus Writer

Catching a Virus Writer 06/04/2004 05:57 AM

The Virus Writer And WiFi

The Virus Writer And WiFi 06/02/2004 09:37 PM
Security Focus, which tends to run some great articles, seems to have gotten the WiFi-fear bug all of a sudden. They've written a column, officially called Catching a Virus Writer, which actually just rehashes the fact that a virus writer today just needs to go out, connect to an open WiFi router, release a virus and walk out - and says they will never be caught. This isn't new. People have been talking about it for ages. However, instead of just dredging up the same old argument about what happens when anyone can access WiFi and making people more afraid than they need to be, wouldn't it have been a bit smarter to then take it a step further? The fact that there are open WiFi networks is a fact. It's also not going to change any time soon. The folks who want to remain anonymous for things like virus writing certainly know this - and will continue to take advantage of it. Instead of just getting all worked up about it, how about pointing out the fact that this is why law enforcement needs to learn better methods for tracking down virus writers - and shouldn't just rely on trying to track down where it was released. In fact, at this point, it's unlikely that most attempts to track down viruses bother to look at the technical details of where it was released, because it's likely to be a zombie machine somewhere. Instead, they look for other clues that lead to the culprit - just like normal detectives. Sure, it's completely true that WiFi is open and anyone can access them. The same is true of any retail store's front door. Someone could walk into one of those doors without having to give out their name, steal something and walk out again. Yet, we know this is true, and people tend not to freak out about open doors that don't require identification. They realize they're there for a purpose. Instead, they work on other methods of tracking down people who steal stuff. So, instead of writing up a fear-mongering report about virus writers using WiFi (and actually calling it "how to catch a virus writer"), why not write up a story about methods that really can be used to track down virus writers, such as looking for patterns in the virus that indicate an author or getting his (or her) friends to squeal - just like with regular criminals.

Inside The Head Of A Virus Writer

Inside The Head Of A Virus Writer 06/24/2004 02:46 PM
Extreme Tech Jun 24 2004 6:49PM GMT

Virus Writer Pleads Guilty

Virus Writer Pleads Guilty 08/12/2004 11:33 AM
Wired News Aug 12 2004 3:47PM GMT

Firm justifies job for virus writer

Firm justifies job for virus writer 09/23/2004 07:03 AM
A German computer security firm has defended its decision to hire the self-confessed author of the Sasser worm.

Belgian virus writer arrested

Belgian virus writer arrested 02/17/2004 06:23 PM
Can female virus writers cause just as much havoc as males? Authorities bring charges against a virus creator who has been on a mission to prove just that.

Female Virus Writer Busted

Female Virus Writer Busted 02/19/2004 02:15 PM
techtv Feb 19 2004 6:52PM GMT

Funds sought to aid virus writer

Funds sought to aid virus writer 05/18/2004 10:17 AM
Donations are being sought to help the man who wrote the Sasser web worm.

Virus writer resorts to poetry

Virus writer resorts to poetry 04/26/2004 05:13 PM
Sympatico Apr 26 2004 9:42PM GMT

European virus writer sentenced to
prison

European virus writer sentenced to
prison 04/12/2005 06:49 PM
Computer Shopper Apr 12 2005 11:07PM GMT

Virus writer hides job ad in MyDoom Net
worm

Virus writer hides job ad in MyDoom Net
worm 09/13/2004 04:29 PM
Techzonez Sep 13 2004 7:47PM GMT

Microsoft: Separate trail led to second
virus writer

Microsoft: Separate trail led to second
virus writer 05/10/2004 06:55 PM
The suspected author of the Agobot program was arrested by German police the same day they nabbed the alleged writer of the Sasser worm. Microsoft says "two different paths led to two different cases."

Alleged Belgian virus writer arrested

Alleged Belgian virus writer arrested 02/18/2004 10:43 AM
ZDNet Feb 18 2004 1:41PM GMT

Hungarian virus writer avoids stir

Hungarian virus writer avoids stir 06/30/2004 11:08 AM
Two years' probation for Laszlo K

Germany arrests suspected virus writer

Germany arrests suspected virus writer 05/08/2004 01:20 PM
Sympatico May 8 2004 4:15PM GMT

Virus Writer Hides Job Ad in MyDoom Net
Worm (Reuters)

Virus Writer Hides Job Ad in MyDoom Net
Worm (Reuters) 09/10/2004 10:56 AM
Reuters - Times must be getting tough for computer virus writers.

MSBlast virus writer faces 15 years
behind bars

MSBlast virus writer faces 15 years
behind bars 01/19/2004 10:42 AM
Silicon.com Jan 19 2004 2:23PM GMT

Belgian police arrest female virus
writer

Belgian police arrest female virus
writer 02/16/2004 09:29 AM
Gigabyte busted

Microsoft's Virus/Worm Writer Bounty
Pays Off?

Microsoft's Virus/Worm Writer Bounty
Pays Off? 05/08/2004 06:43 PM
Techfocus May 8 2004 10:51PM GMT

Virus writer purports to show bin
Laden's death

Virus writer purports to show bin
Laden's death 07/23/2004 02:59 PM
Message circulating on the Internet carries a Trojan horse disguised as pictures of the al-Qaida leader committing suicide.

SCO puts $250,000 bounty on head of
MyDoom virus writer

SCO puts $250,000 bounty on head of
MyDoom virus writer 01/28/2004 11:21 AM
Computer Shopper Jan 28 2004 4:01PM GMT

Republican aides stole/downloaded
thousands of Democrats’ computer
files over past three years

Republican aides stole/downloaded
thousands of Democrats’ computer
files over past three years 03/06/2004 01:53 AM
GOP Aides Implicated In Memo Downloads; Democrats' Files Accessed and Leaked In Security Breach .. doesn't look pretty .. released a report

washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31803-2004Mar4.html
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Flash-based iPod days away

Flash-based iPod days away 01/06/2005 02:35 AM
Thanks to jerry for the heads up in BPN.

Apple's long-rumored flash-based iPod will be introduced at Macworld Expo in 1GB and likely 2GB versions, Apple enthusiast website Think Secret has confirmed. Various details regarding the device have emerged days before Apple CEO Steve Jobs is set to unveil the tiny music player during his keynote address.

Rapidly falling flash prices have enabled Apple to buy 1GB modules from Samsung at a relatively low cost, sources report, which in turn will allow Apple to sell the device for $149. Sources have also suggested that a 2GB version, packing two tiny 1GB flash modules, may sell for $199.

The device is currently being manufactured by Taiwain-based Asustek, which Apple brought on towards the end of the summer as a second ODM for manufacturing iPods. Sources say the flash-based iPod will be powered by a chipset from SigmaTel and that it will feature a screen that is the same width as the iPod mini's but two lines shorter.

Not certain at this point is what sort of touch-based interface the device will use. Some sources have suggested that device will forgo Apple's ClickWheel, featured on the iPod mini and 4G iPod, and will instead have more buttons, like the first generation iPod.

News source: Think Secret

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Holy Dichotomy! Writer Calls iPod
'World's Most Elegant' Nine Days After
Writing Dell DJ 'Surpassed' iPod

Holy Dichotomy! Writer Calls iPod
'World's Most Elegant' Nine Days After
Writing Dell DJ 'Surpassed' iPod 12/09/2003 07:29 PM
(MacDailyNews via MyAppleMenu)

Telstra took days to understand BigPond
virus

Telstra took days to understand BigPond
virus 11/03/2003 01:03 AM
ZDNet Australia Nov 3 2003 0:25AM ET

First documented cell phone virus //no
code or 0-days// just info

First documented cell phone virus //no
code or 0-days// just info 06/16/2004 06:16 PM
System Administrator (Jun 16 2004)

Computer Virus Like Human Virus

Computer Virus Like Human Virus 05/25/2004 11:41 PM
Xposed May 26 2004 3:45AM GMT

In the Near Future, Your Computer may
become a Weapon of Mass Destruction.
PeaceMaker, a SciFi Thriller, Exposes
the Emerging Threat of an “Intelligent”
Computer Virus.

In the Near Future, Your Computer may
become a Weapon of Mass Destruction.
PeaceMaker, a SciFi Thriller, Exposes
the Emerging Threat of an “Intelligent”
Computer Virus. 08/13/2004 03:27 AM
When we see a headline about weapons of mass destruction, we immediately think of Islamic terrorists launching chemical, biological or nuclear weapons. But another type of weapon will become equally dangerous and much more available within the next decade: an artificially intelligent computer virus. Dan Ronco explores this emerging threat in PeaceMaker, his new scifi thriller, released August 1, 2004 by Winterwolf Publishing. Complimentary copies are available to qualified individuals. [PRWEB Aug 13, 2004]

How Many Sick Days Does Your Computer
Have?

How Many Sick Days Does Your Computer
Have? 06/23/2004 11:06 AM
A new study from Yahoo in the UK shows that the average British computer has nine "sick days", where the owner has to waste time fixing problems instead of being productive. Six of those nine days are due to dealing with spam, and the other three are from viruses. Once again, though, people are looking to their ISP to solve this problem, even if ISPs have been hesitant to do so. It's getting to the point, however, where ISPs that don't aggressively police their networks for spam, viruses and other malware may start losing customers to those that do.

Computer 'sick' days revealed

Computer 'sick' days revealed 06/23/2004 04:28 AM
Personal computers in Northern Ireland take more sick days than their owners, research suggests.

Virus hits Windows-based cashpoints

Virus hits Windows-based cashpoints 12/09/2003 06:14 AM

7 days 7 questions Odd one out for
Prince Charles: a tap, maid, spade or
computer?

7 days 7 questions Odd one out for
Prince Charles: a tap, maid, spade or
computer? 07/01/2004 10:20 PM
BBC Jul 2 2004 3:02AM GMT

Five days of computer chaos leave bank's
clients in limbo

Five days of computer chaos leave bank's
clients in limbo 06/04/2004 01:14 AM
Globe and Mail Jun 4 2004 4:54AM GMT

Mabir Smartphone Virus Targets
Symbian-Based Mobile Phones (NewsFactor)

Mabir Smartphone Virus Targets
Symbian-Based Mobile Phones (NewsFactor) 04/06/2005 03:47 PM
NewsFactor - Malware practitioners continue to target mobile devices, probing for weaknesses in the software running on next-generation handhelds. The latest attack uses a variant of Cabir, the first virus detected in Symbian OS-based smartphones.

Computer glitch rejects some
electronically filed returns in early
days of filing season

Computer glitch rejects some
electronically filed returns in early
days of filing season 01/22/2004 07:33 PM
San Francisco Chronicle Jan 22 2004 11:41PM GMT

Computer virus set to hit

Computer virus set to hit 12/12/2003 10:04 PM
EastDay Dec 12 2003 9:38PM ET

New computer virus hits SA

New computer virus hits SA 02/19/2004 02:37 AM
IOL Feb 19 2004 6:26AM GMT
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