Top News Article | Reuters.com – Teen Sentenced for Unleashing Blaster Worm

This little bastard gets probation, and probably job offers from ‘net security companies for his mischief, and guess who the judge says is responsible? The parents, of course.

SEATTLE (Reuters) – A federal judge sentenced a teenager to a year and half of prison on Friday for releasing a variant of the Blaster worm that was used to attack more than 48,000 computers.

Jeffrey Lee Parson, 19, appeared in U.S. District Court in Seattle, where he was also ordered to perform community service, pay restitution and be placed under supervision for three years following the sentence.

Parson wrote malicious software and used it to attack other computers partly because of neglectful upbringing and supervision