Comments on: Worm Bounty set by Microsoft ($250,000) http://whatsonmypc.wordpress.com/2009/02/16/bounty/ Learning Information Technology - a byte at a time! Mon, 20 May 2013 14:21:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: April Fool’s Day – Conficker hot topic… « What’s On My PC http://whatsonmypc.wordpress.com/2009/02/16/bounty/#comment-1277 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:07:32 +0000 http://whatsonmypc.wordpress.com/?p=3991#comment-1277 [...] Worm Bounty Set By Microsoft ($250,000) [...]

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]]> By: techpaul http://whatsonmypc.wordpress.com/2009/02/16/bounty/#comment-770 Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:24:59 +0000 http://whatsonmypc.wordpress.com/?p=3991#comment-770 Back in November a company called Express Scripts received a blackmail note from hackers who had gained access to their database of sensitive customer records (customer “identities”). Not only did the company refuse to pay the extortion, but they offered a $1 million dollar reward.
(http://techpaul.wordpress.com/2008/11/13/1-million-reward-offered/)

Cyber-criminals know they can operate with a large degree of anonymity and impunity. I would very much like to see that change. One can hope that the “bounty on their head” approach gains enough acceptance that a new ‘career’ is created, cyber-bounty hunter.

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