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Re: Authorities eye MSBlaster suspect
From: Nick FitzGerald <nick () virus-l demon co uk>
Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2003 15:38:40 +1200
"Kristian Hermansen" <khermansen () ht-technology com> wrote:
In my opinion, this is just a sad attempt to deflect responsibility away from Microsoft Corporation. ...
There may be an element of that -- earlier on CNN I saw Brad Smith (I think), from MS, wringing his hands and complaining about how much it had cost the company and that theirs was only a small part of the total trouble this worm had caused. Almost moved me to tears... Not!
... Yeah, the kid is quite foolish for making himself such an easy scapegoat...
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The problem is that governments and corporations own the media and this story is not going to be represented in a fair way to John Q. Public. I feel very sorry for the kid...he's only in high school and now he'll probably have a criminal record (federal).
I'm deeply upset for him... Not! What he did was stupefyingly moronic, but he knew full well the likely outcomes. He probably underestimated the consequences should he be caught and the likelihood of such a 1337 h2x0R as himslef actually being caught (I mean, listing your phone number as +11111111111 -- boy, that'll sure fool the FBI...). Regards, Nick FitzGerald _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
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