According to the AP, the FBI arrested Jeffrey Lee Parson, 18, of Hopkins, Minnesota, a.k.a. "t33kid" in the investigation into the Blaster.B worm that wreaked havoc on the net earlier this year. While it's all good and well that the FBI is tracking down these virus makers and confiscating their equipment, chances are, he'll get probabion and not be able to use a computer for a year or two. After which time, he'll probably be able to land a high-paying "consulting" job and be set for life.

While I do realize that there are more ruthless criminals out there that deserve jail time, perhaps they should lock this kid up for five years, have him get a taste of what will happen if he breaks his probation and send a message to the rest of the hackers out there that writing viruses is not acceptable. Whatever happens, there will always be others out there writing viruses, and there will be others out there in countries without extradition treaties and it will be impossible for the FBI to capture them, like they did t33kid.

URL: Minnesota Teenager Arrested in Internet Attack