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Trial date set for Sasser suspect
May 31, 2005
Alleged author of the worm that took down hundreds of thousands of computers will go on trial in July.
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Chasing down digital miscreants
July 6, 2005
Online threats are increasingly following the money. Meanwhile, the courts are aiming to mete out justice for misdeeds.
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Sasser author gets suspended sentence
July 8, 2005
update Court passes sentence on German teen who admitted creating the worm that wreaked havoc in thousands of PCs.
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Security from A to Z: Jaschan (Sven)
November 27, 2006
The German teenager was responsible for the Sasser virus, which has caused a lot of headaches for companies. Part of a rundown of hot security topics.
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New worm's got sass, but not much else
May 3, 2004
The latest worm could spread widely, but security experts believe that computer users got lucky because the program is poorly coded.
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Hacking for dollars
July 6, 2005
These days, attackers are motivated more by money than the desire to write disruptive worms like Sasser.
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Hacker hire costs SecurePoint an ally
November 15, 2004
SecurePoint's decision to hire the alleged author of the Sasser worm upsets a software partner.
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Sophos declares Netsky-P worst virus of 2004
December 8, 2004
The firm detected 10,724 new viruses, worms and Trojan horses--an increase of nearly 52 percent over last year.
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Week in review: Terror and technology
July 8, 2005
Security issues--both online and offline--made headlines during a week marred by a terror attack in London.
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