Arrests for DDOS attacks against rivals

[PrntRhd]

FBI arrested two satellite business persons and the hackers they hired to put rivals out of business: techweb (http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB20040827S0003)
Sorry, this should be in PC World.

[Paul Komski]

one of the hackers controlled between 5,000 and 10,000 computers; another ruled a network of some 3,000 machines

!!!!

Here in Ireland, as in many places, driving without a seatbelt is forbidden. Surfing without a firewall should be dealt with in a similar fashion perhaps.