Re: Authorities eye MSBlaster suspect

[Michael D Schleif <mds () helices org>]

Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu [2003:08:29:20:56:30-0400] scribed:
> On Fri, 29 Aug 2003 15:47:22 CDT, Jerry Heidtke said:
>
> > It looks like it took the FBI 6 days to find what took 10 minutes on
> > Google. Let's see, executable name is teekids.exe, here's a
>
> No, given that it only hit 7,000 systems, it probably took 5 days before they
> got a copy of the binary and somebody who was computer forensics trained and
> not allocated to the main Blaster or Nachi work, and get them to the same place
> at the same time....
>
> And then a very long afternoon documenting the steps they took using Google.
> Remember that it's OK for *us* to say "yeah, that's probably him".  The FBI
> does it, they have to make *really* sure they aren't googling for the wrong
> 'teekid' - first they have to convince a judge they have the right guy, and if
> they still screw up and bash down the door of a 97-year-old woman who dies of a
> heart attack of fright (yes, that DID happen recently), they end up with
> serious egg on their faces.

OK, they nabbed a nickel-bagger; let's not get carried away!

This kid is small potatoes, compared to other vermin spreaders, and we
-- on this list, at least -- know that as fact.

It's one thing to make an example of this kid; it's quite another thing
to put a lid on this whole wormy Internet thingy . . .

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