Microsoft: Bring me the head of the Conficker worm programmer!

And suddenly, all the late nights of IRC channel bragging seems like a bad idea: Microsoft has put up a bounty of $250,000 to anyone who can identify the author or authors of the Conficker or Downadup worm, which takes advantage of a buffer overflow vulnerability in Windows to propagate, steal personal information and infect the machine with malware. Note that the dripping, decapitated coconuts of the suspected perps aren't good by their own... Microsoft will require some proof before ponying up the gees.

Microsoft offers reward to catch worm maker [Yahoo]

[#1 posted by MonkeyFez , February 13, 2009 6:35 AM]

One of the best movies ever.

[#2 posted by johninsapporo , February 13, 2009 6:50 AM]

What an admission of defeat!

[#3 posted by dculberson , February 13, 2009 7:13 AM]

Oh my lord, I just read the synopsis of that movie and I have got to see it. How have I not heard of it before now?!

[#4 posted by strider_mt2k , February 13, 2009 8:30 AM]

So NO DISINTEGRATIONS...

[#5 posted by LightningRose , February 13, 2009 10:52 AM]

I suppose that's cheaper than what it would cost to fix their crappy software.

[#6 posted by sarenmithsarn , February 14, 2009 12:26 AM]

what movie!? did I miss something?

[#7 posted by sarenmithsarn , February 14, 2009 12:28 AM]

What movei?! Did I miss something?!

[#8 posted by Anonymous , February 15, 2009 8:41 PM]

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia directed by Sam Peckinpah.

[#9 posted by Toplus , February 17, 2009 5:49 AM]

Shouldn't they ask for the head of the Microsofts programmers that made this overflow vulnerability possible?