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Morocco to try suspected computer worm author
It looks like the the Zotob trial will be held overseas (at least for us not in Morocco), but more importantly it's happening swiftly. I wonder how much of a dent this will make in things given the popularity of Zotob variants and the proliferation of credit card theft tools in the past year.
An 18-year-old math student will go on trial in Morocco this month for unleashing computer worms that disrupted the networks of major U.S. firms, a Justice Ministry official said today.
The FBI last week announced Moroccan Farid Essebar's arrest in Rabat as well as the arrest in Turkey of 21-year-old Attila Ekici. Both are suspected of releasing the Zotob worm that hit the Internet three weeks ago.
The official said Essebar's trial would start Sept. 13 and he would remain in custody near Rabat until then. "The hearing will specify charges against him for the trial," the ministry official told Reuters.
Source: Morocco to try suspected computer worm author, by Souhail Karam, posted September 2, 2005 (REUTERS).
September 10, 2005 in government, media, Zotob | Permalink
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im very curious to see what will happen next! but i would never guess they can make a trial out of morocco :s
Posted by: MoRocco | May 14, 2007 10:41:41 AM
Oh! its very bad. Why these guys try to hack credit cards?
They must spend their precious time and innovative ideas on some positive or interesting activity.
I pray to ALLAH that HE keep them form American Beast.
Posted by: morocco property | Feb 26, 2008 7:22:14 AM
Aw.. too bad.
Posted by: Seattle IT Support | May 24, 2011 4:45:04 AM
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