Friday, August 26, 2005

Arrests made in probe of worm that hit ABC, others | CNET News.com

Arrests made in probe of worm that hit ABC, others | CNET News.com: "Law enforcement officials have arrested two men suspected of unleashing of a pair of computer worms, including last week's Zotob, which hit servers at American Express, The New York Times and elsewhere.

Farid Essebar, age 18, a Moroccan national born in Russia, was arrested in Morocco, and 21-year-old Atilla Ekici, a Turkish resident, was arrested in Turkey, Paul Bresson, a spokesman for the FBI, said Friday. Both suspects were detained Thursday and will be prosecuted in the countries in which they were arrested, Bresson said."

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