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Officer Ward
Cyber Defender & Detention Center Security Officer
Officer Ward believes that most people who disrespect the privelages of Cyberspace are more ignorant than criminal, and that most cyber criminals can be rehabilitated into faithful cyber citizens through education about the dangers of delinquency in Cyberspace.
Working closely with Commander Omni and the Cyber Defense Academy, Officer Ward hopes to secure Cyberspace for everyone.
It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do
- John Baptiste Moliere
Cupcakes
Interests:Coaching softball, fishing, catching cyber criminals
March 22,2010
Cyber Crimes: The WANK Worm
In 1989, some Australian activists launched a cyber attack against NASA, causing their computers to flash with the message “WORMS AGAINST NUCLEAR KILLERS; YOUR SYSTEM HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY WANKED!” and “YOU TALK OF TIMES OF PEACE FOR ALL, AND THEN PREPARE FOR WAR.” The worm that infected NASA’s computers caused an estimated loss of over $500,000 before it was stopped. Additionally, it spread along the network before anyone could prevent its spreading, infecting sites across the globe.
Unlike the alleged criminals in most of our Cyber Crimes blogs, the creators of the WANK worm were never caught. Still, I can’t help but think they didn’t exactly come out on top of the situation. I mean, their goal was to speak out against nuclear weapons, when in reality, all they did was temporarily cripple a space program and several nuclear power plants and energy research facilities around the world. That’s the sort of thing we SHOULD be using nuclear technology for!
In my opinion, they probably could’ve done more good writing letters to Parliament about the dangers of nuclear weapons. At least that wouldn’t be illegal!