Police in Romania were reported earlier this week to have
arrested a 24-year-old man in connection with the W32/Blaster-F internet
worm.
According to media reports, Dan Dumitru Ciobanu, a graduate of
the Technical University in Iasi, was said to have been traced
through his online nickname "Enbiei" (used as a filename by the
virus) and a section of Romanian language text contained inside the
virus. The text, when translated into English, reads as
follows:
"Don't go to the Hydrotechnics faculty!!! You
are wasting your time... Birsan, your pension awaits!!! I urinate
on the diploma!!!!!!"
This was said to have directed the authorities through a series
of message boards to a website belonging to Ciobanu, containing his
home address and telephone number.
According to reports from the media and a Romanian anti-virus
company, police seized a number of computers from Ciobanu's home
and workplace, which they say will be analysed for evidence.
However, the authorities in Romania are now saying that no
arrest has taken place - and they are refusing to name any
individuals who may be under investigation.
"Leaving a message in your virus about an old teacher you didn't
like is a pretty dumb thing to do," said Graham Cluley, senior
technology consultant for Sophos Anti-Virus. "This investigation
comes less than a week after the FBI apprehended Jeffrey
Lee Parson in Minnesota regarding an earlier variant of the Blaster
worm. The message needs to go out loud and clear - writing and
spreading a virus is unacceptable behaviour, and causes real harm
to home users and businesses around the world."
150ヶ国で 1億人以上のユーザーが、複雑な脅威やデータ漏えいの阻止に、ソフォス製品を使用しています。ソフォスは、管理・導入・使用が簡単で、総管理コストが業界で最も低い、セキュリティ対策とデータ保護のソリューションに専念しています。ソフォスでは、グローバルに展開する脅威解析センター、SophosLabs の支援を受けて、暗号化、エンドポイントセキュリティ、Web、電子メール、ネットワークアクセス コントロールなど、評価の高い製品を提供しています。20年以上にわたる経験を持つソフォスは、セキュリティおよびデータ保護の業界リーダーとして第一級のアナリスト団体から高い評価を受け、多くの受賞歴を誇ります。