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TEEN HACKER / VIRUS MAKER NAILED BY FBI
Minn. Teen Faces Internet Attack Charges Fri Aug 29,12:06 PM By TED BRIDIS, AP Technology Writer WASHINGTON - U.S. cyber investigators arrested a Minnesota teenager Friday who the FBI (news - web sites) said has admitted unleashing one version of a damaging virus-like infection weeks ago on the Internet. A court official identified the teenager as Jeffrey Lee Parson, 18, of Hopkins, Minn., known online as "teekid." A U.S. official in Washington also confirmed an arrest was made early Friday. Court papers said FBI and Secret Service agents searched Parson's home on Aug. 19 and seized seven computers, which are still being analyzed. In an interview with FBI Special Agent Eric Smithmier, Parson admitted modifying the original "Blaster" infection and creating a version known by a variety of different names, including "Blaster.B.," court papers said. FBI Director Robert Mueller hinted earlier this week that an arrest was imminent, when he cited the damage from the recent Blaster and "SoBig" infections. "We employ the latest technology and code analysis to direct us to potential sources, and I am confident that we will find the culprits," Mueller said Tuesday. Parson a physically imposing presence at 6-foot-4 and 320 pounds told the FBI he built into his version a method for reconnecting to victim computers later, according to court papers. Infected computers automatically registered themselves with Parson's Web site so he could keep track of them. Parson operated the t33kid.com Web site, according to Internet registration records. 
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