New York Times profiles author of Lasco worm

The New York Times has a profile of Marcos Velasco, creator of the
Lasco worm that's hit Symbian-based smartphones and —
surprise — he's not a script kiddie or angry misanthrope. He's a 32-year-old software developer, computer collector and father of two, who writes viruses as a hobby. As the article points out, the software and phone industry is divided over how to deal with casual virus-creators like Velasco. To some he's a menace who should have a price on his head (or just someone engaged in something that's "not healthy"); to others, he's helping to expose security flaws that OS
developers should be catching on their own. Actually, no one quoted by the Times makes the latter point, which is too bad, since casual virus writers like Velasco do give the software vendors a chance to fix things, unlike the cyberterrorists they're convinced are lurking in the wings, waiting to strike at any moment.