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Estonian DDoS revenge worm crafter jailed

An Estonian virus writer has been jailed for two and a half years for creating a Windows worm family that launched denial of service attacks on the websites of a local insurance firm and ISP. Artur Boiko, 44, was convicted by a jury of creating the Allaple worm and sentenced to two years and seven months following a trial. Boiko …

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Grenade

Give that man a medal.

rather than jail.

Anonymous Coward

Always brings a smile to my face to see justice served

Maybe now insurance companies will think carefully about the level of (dis)service they offer their customers.

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