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image Busted!: Seattle Juvenile Arrested for Blaster Worm Variant image
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Seattle Juvenile Arrested for Blaster Worm Variant

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Prosecutors in Seattle said on Friday that they had arrested a juvenile for releasing a variant of the Blaster worm that devastated computers worldwide and targeted Microsoft Corp.'s (Nasdaq:MSFT - news) computers.

The arrest of the juvenile, whose identity was sealed from the public, was for intentionally causing damage and attempting to cause damage to protected computers, a federal offense, said John McKay, United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington.

Computer hackers need to understand that they will be pursued and held accountable for malicious activity, whether they be adults or juveniles, McKay said in a prepared statement.

Details of the investigation were also sealed.

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Posted on Friday, 26 September 2003 @ 16:53:25 UTC by phoenix22 (874 reads)
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