Trojan trading Teekid pleads innocent

Jeffrey Lee Parson entered a not-guily plea to charges he intentionally caused "damage to a protected computer". Previously, Parson had admitted writing the Blaster variant that subsequently infected as many as 7000 computers. (Trend Micro alone has recorded over 2,800 infections by Parson's variant, implying that the 7000 infection number might actually be much higher). In a recent interview, Parson presents himself as a misunderstood teen and shifts focus from his actions to those of the original Blaster worm. Aside from his earlier confession, Parson leaves an unsavory trail of breadcrumbs on the Internet and in his worm. Online, Parson used the name Teekid and routinely engaged in peddling of IRCBots and Trojans on forums best descibed as watering holes for script kiddies. His worm included one of those Trojans, which sent sensitive information to his personal website - t33kid.com. The worm also included a file named teekid.exe. If convicted, Parson faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. His next court date is set for November 17th.
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