An 18-year-old computer hacker has been identified as the person behind the damaging Blaster computer virus that swept the globe, the FBI has said.
The agency is not naming the American teenager but further details are expected to be released in the near future and he is expected to be arrested.
He is accused of writing one version of the worm-like virus.
Different versions of the worm, also called LovSan, hit around 500,000 computer networks worldwide this month in one of the worst outbreaks this year.
All the Blaster variants took advantage of, and highlighted a flaw in Microsoft Windows software.
The bug affects Windows technology used to share data files across computer networks.
Researchers also discovered another message hidden inside the infection that appeared to taunt Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates: "billy gates why do you make this possible? Stop making money and fix your software!"
Infected computers were programmed to automatically launch an attack on a Web site operated by Microsoft, which the software maker easily blunted.
The infection was quickly dubbed "LovSan" because of a love note left behind on vulnerable computers: "I just want to say LOVE YOU SAN!"
The agency is not naming the American teenager but further details are expected to be released in the near future and he is expected to be arrested.
He is accused of writing one version of the worm-like virus.
Different versions of the worm, also called LovSan, hit around 500,000 computer networks worldwide this month in one of the worst outbreaks this year.
All the Blaster variants took advantage of, and highlighted a flaw in Microsoft Windows software.
The bug affects Windows technology used to share data files across computer networks.
Researchers also discovered another message hidden inside the infection that appeared to taunt Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates: "billy gates why do you make this possible? Stop making money and fix your software!"
Infected computers were programmed to automatically launch an attack on a Web site operated by Microsoft, which the software maker easily blunted.
The infection was quickly dubbed "LovSan" because of a love note left behind on vulnerable computers: "I just want to say LOVE YOU SAN!"
