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Re:Microsoft to Alter Software in Response to Privacy Concer... by ojno on Sunday August 02, 2015 @06:48PM (#9992801)
I think you're thinking of the Melissa virus https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melissa_(computer_virus) which did indeed get tracked back to its author like that.
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Re:Microsoft to Alter Software in Response to Privacy Concer... by 0x0 on Sunday August 02, 2015 @07:00PM (#9992843)
That's it! Thanks for the reminder.
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