Zotob suspects linked to underground network
News One of the virus writers suspected of creating the Zotob and Mytob worms has been linked to a notorious network of malware creators called 0x90-team. Finnish antivirus expert Mikko Hyppönen, director of antivirus research at F-Secure, claimed in a...
[August 30, 2005, 16:55]
Two arrested over Zotob worm
News 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.
[August 30, 2005, 8:50]
Zotob authors locked up
News A Moroccan court has jailed two men for releasing the Zotob computer worm, which hit up to 250,000 Windows PCs last year. Farid Essebar, 19, and his accomplice Achraf Bahloul, both from Morocco, were handed sentences of two years and one year...
[September 13, 2006, 15:40]
Credit card fraud ring implicated in Zotob affair
News Turkish authorities have linked one of the suspects in the Zotob worm case to individuals thought to be part of a credit card fraud ring, according to the FBI. Atilla Ekici, a 21-year-old Turk who used the nickname "Coder", may be affiliated with...
[August 31, 2005, 10:15]
