Suspects arrested in Panda joss-stick virus case
Experts at SophosLabs?, Sophos's global network of virus, spyware and spam analysis centers, have welcomed the news that Chinese authorities have arrested a group of hackers in connection with the Fujacks worm. The worm, also known as Whboy) made headlines last month because it converts icons of infected programs into a picture of a panda burning joss-sticks as it stole usernames and passwords from online games players.
According to Chinese media reports, eight suspects have been held in Wuhan, the capital city of Hubei Province in central China. One of those arrested, 25-year-old Li Jun, is believed to use the handle "Whboy" and to be the creator of the Fujacks malware.
According to a police statement, Li Jun earned more than US $12,500 by selling the malware to other internet hackers.
