1/24/08

Virus writers charged with copyright violation

Japan has arrested its first suspected virus writers, but in a strange twist the three suspected creators and distributors of a strain of P2P <strong class="keyword">malware</strong> have been charged with copyright violation, in an arrest that recalls Al Capone’s prosecution for tax<br /><br />Posted in <strong><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://technorati.com/blogs/http://www.geeklike.com">GeekLike</a></strong> (<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://technorati.com/search/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.geeklike.com" style="color:#390;"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/images/bubble_h11.gif" alt="View Technorati URL search" style="border:none;"/> 34 links from 8 sites</a>) <br /><br /><img width="1" height="1" src="http://static.technorati.com/y/559966653.gif?anM9MCZyZWY9YXBpfC9zZWFyY2g/cXVlcnk9bWFsd2FyZSZsYW5ndWFnZT1lbiZrZXk9YmYyMjQ5ZjVhOTRmMzY1MmZjNjc0ODBjZWExYjg0MjQmZm9ybWF0PXJzc3wyMHxodHRwOi8vd3d3LmdlZWtsaWtlLmNvbS92aXJ1cy13cml0ZXJzLWNoYXJnZWQtd2l0aC1jb3B5cmlnaHQtdmlvbGF0aW9uLyZ2aXNpdG9yaWQ9LSZ1c2VyaWQ9LSZzZXNzaW9uaWQ9NTExM2I0NTZjMmI0MjMwN2RlMWJjYjU4OGFmOTljOTcmdXNlcmNsYXNzPTEmYWJjbGFzcz1hJmFic3dpdGNoPTMmbWVtYmVyPS0="/>