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Article: China prosecutes infamous computer virus makers.
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- PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.
- Article date:
- September 24, 2007
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China prosecutes infamous computer virus makers
Beijing, Sept 24 (PTI) A notorious young Chinese hacker and his three accomplices, who inflicted heavy damage to millions of computer users in the country, appeared in a court in China today.
The trial of the author of the notorious computer virus "Xiongmao Shaoxiang", or "Panda burning joss stick", that crippled millions of computers nationwide began in the People's Court of Xiantao City in central China's Hubei Province.
Li Jun, 25, and three others all in their twenties, stand accused of writing the virus, spreading it through the Internet and causing huge damage to millions of computer users ...