Russian Cyber Criminal Unmasked As Creator of "Most Successful" Apple Malware 68
DavidGilbert99 writes "It was the malware which affected as many Apple computers as the Conficker worm affected Windows PCs and earned its creator up to $10,000 per day. Until now, no one know who was behind the Flashback Trojan which hit 650,000 computers last year, but security researcher Brian Krebs has managed to uncover the creator as a 30-year-old Russian cyber criminal."
apples response? (Score:5, Funny)
based on how they go after prototypes that get lost, you'd think they got an iDrone heading his way....
Cyber criminal (Score:4, Funny)
Does this mean we won't hear the word 'hacker' anymore?
Russian spam (Score:4, Funny)
Re:I wouldn't shed a tear (Score:5, Funny)
In fact, I'd love it if some tech billionaire had a private hit squad for just that purpose.
"I don't need no stinkin' hit squad! -- John McAfee
Re:I wouldn't shed a tear (Score:4, Funny)
I wouldn't shed a tear if malware authors and spammers started having fatal accidents. In fact, I'd love it if some tech billionaire had a private hit squad for just that purpose.
Indeed, I think they should being back public hanging (and disembowelling) for anyone caught stealing anything worth more than a loaf of bread. Those were the days! A nice family day out at Tyburn Tree, and if you were lucky they got the rope length wrong and someone's head was ripped clean off.
Proportionality is everything.