Sco Offers Worm Reward

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LINDON -- The SCO Group Inc., the target of hatred by some supporters of the Linux computer operating system, on Tuesday offered a $250,000 reward for the arrest and conviction of whoever created the "Mydoom" worm that created occasional havoc at the company's Web site and caused e-mail troubles worldwide.

The company confirmed Tuesday that it had been hit by a "distributed denial-of-service" attack -- when a Web site locks up because it cannot keep up with a flood of inquiries or e-mails -- from Mydoom. However, the site appeared to have been available most of Tuesday, SCO spokesman Blake Stowell said.

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Sco Offers Worm Reward

Lindon-based SCO, which has suffered at least three other service- denial attacks, offered the reward of up to $250,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction of the ...

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