Wednesday, November 05, 2003
MSN Tech & Gadgets
Well, we all knew this was coming...responsibilities for your actions. And money is a strong method in your "friends" secretly snitching on you. Take a look below at what Microsoft is ponying up to rid the world of worms:
Microsoft will work with law enforcement to track down writers of worms, viruses and other malicious code, and is ponying up $5 million to fund the search.
As first reported by CNET News.com, the project will include $250,000 bounties for information leading to the arrest and conviction for the people responsible for releasing the MSBlast worm and Sobig virus, both of which wreaked havoc online over the summer.
Microsoft executives were joined by representatives from the FBI, the Secret Service and Interpol at a press conference Wednesday that announced the new fund.
"These are not just Internet crimes, cybercrimes or virtual crimes. These are real crimes that disrupt the lives of real people," Brad Smith, general counsel at Microsoft, said in a press conference.
The rewards will be open to residents of any country, subject to that country's laws, Microsoft said. People with information can report it to law enforcement online to Interpol, to the Internet Fraud Complaint Center or to FBI, Secret Service or Interpol field offices.
Bounties offered to capture virus creators
Well, we all knew this was coming...responsibilities for your actions. And money is a strong method in your "friends" secretly snitching on you. Take a look below at what Microsoft is ponying up to rid the world of worms:
Microsoft will work with law enforcement to track down writers of worms, viruses and other malicious code, and is ponying up $5 million to fund the search.
As first reported by CNET News.com, the project will include $250,000 bounties for information leading to the arrest and conviction for the people responsible for releasing the MSBlast worm and Sobig virus, both of which wreaked havoc online over the summer.
Microsoft executives were joined by representatives from the FBI, the Secret Service and Interpol at a press conference Wednesday that announced the new fund.
"These are not just Internet crimes, cybercrimes or virtual crimes. These are real crimes that disrupt the lives of real people," Brad Smith, general counsel at Microsoft, said in a press conference.
The rewards will be open to residents of any country, subject to that country's laws, Microsoft said. People with information can report it to law enforcement online to Interpol, to the Internet Fraud Complaint Center or to FBI, Secret Service or Interpol field offices.
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