Virus writers reportedly are talking tough about Microsoft’s bounty offered in exchange for information leading to the arrest and conviction of major malware authors, downplaying its effectiveness and calling it just a publicity stunt. Security experts differed on the likely effectiveness of Microsoft’s plan, which has put a quarter-million-dollar price tag on the heads of those responsible for the SoBig and Blaster worms, with a $5 million fund for more bounties in the future.
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Microsoft’s Virus-Writer Bounty Questioned
Posted by: Jay Lyman November 7, 2003 03:27 PMVirus writers reportedly are talking tough about Microsoft’s bounty offered in exchange for information leading to the arrest and conviction of major malware authors, downplaying its effectiveness and calling it just a publicity stunt. Security experts differed on the likely effectiveness of Microsoft’s plan, which has put a quarter-million-dollar price tag on the heads of those responsible for the SoBig and Blaster worms, with a $5 million fund for more bounties in the future.