Blaster.B Author to be Sentenced

Earlier:

The authorof the Blaster.B variant (the "teekids" variant of the Blaster worm, from August, 2003) is due to be sentenced soon. The defense is looking to ease up on the sentence.

Jeffrey Lee Parson, the Hopkins teenager who unleashed an Internet worm that infected an estimated 48,000 computers and caused more than $1 million in damage, should be sentenced to 37 months in prison, according to a formal recommendation made by federal prosecutors Tuesday.

Parson's sentencing is scheduled for Friday in U.S. District Court in Seattle. Parson, 19, who was arrested during his senior year at Hopkins High School, pleaded guilty in August to releasing the widely publicized Internet virus.

Source: Prosecutors seek 37-month term in Internet worm case, Paul Levy,  Star Tribune, posted on January 26, 2005.

The Sophos company website has more on the subject:

Jeffrey Lee Parson, the man who created and released a version of the Blaster internet worm in August 2003, is due to be sentenced on Friday 28 January. According to media reports, lawyers for the defence and prosecution are disagreeing about the severity of the sentence he should receive.

Source: Lawyers disagree over Blaster virus author sentencing, Sophos reports, posted on 26 January 2005.

And finally, this report from silicon.com gives a bit more info about his potential fine:

Jeffrey Lee Parson, the teen who admitted to writing the Blaster virus, is now facing a three-year jail sentence and a bill for $626,000.

Source: Teen virus writer could pay Microsoft over $600,000, January 26 2005, by Jo Best.

Update:

The Associated Press is reporting his sentencing is complete:

A Minnesota man was sentenced Friday to 18 months in prison and 10 months of community service after pleading guilty to crippling nearly 50,000 computers by unleashing a variant of the "Blaster" Internet worm in the summer of 2003.

Source: Man Sentenced for Releasing Computer Worm, by GENE JOHNSON, Associated Press Writer.