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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. TAGS: Sven Jaschan, Sasser worm, trial, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
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Remove the Sasser.B worm from you computer with this tool. TAGS: Sasser worm, vulnerability
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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. TAGS: Sven Jaschan, Sasser worm, informant, sentence, court, worm, author, damage, trial, Microsoft Corp., virus, operating system, Microsoft Windows, PC, Microsoft Windows XP
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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. TAGS: Sasser worm
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Microsoft: Sasser bounty hinges on conviction
September 10, 2004 Person who fingered alleged author of virus must cool heels while waiting for cool quarter-million-dollar reward. TAGS: Sven Jaschan, Sasser worm, Hemanshu Nigam, Netsky virus, informant, bounty, Graham Cluley, MSBlast worm, conviction, arrest, authority, police, variant, author, virus, Microsoft Corp.
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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. TAGS: Sven Jaschan, Sasser worm, teenager, security, Microsoft Corp.
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Virus writers elude Microsoft's bounty hunt
November 5, 2004 A year on, and the company's $1 million tip-off program has nabbed just one (alleged) virus writer. Is it a bust? TAGS: Sasser worm, bounty, informant, Sobig, MSBlast worm, margin, MyDoom virus, reward, Graham Cluley, author, virus, software company, Microsoft Corp., antivirus
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Bulk of year's PC infections pinned to one man
July 28, 2004 Firm says German teen, self-confessed author of Netsky and Sasser viruses, to blame for 70 percent of infections. TAGS: Netsky virus, Sven Jaschan, Graham Cluley, Sasser worm, Richard Starnes, infection, Sophos Plc., virus, author, Microsoft Corp., antivirus, PC
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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. TAGS: Sasser worm, worm, MSBlast worm, spread, eEye Digital Security, Symantec Corp., researcher, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
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Security firm looks to hire alleged Sasser author
September 20, 2004 German company Securepoint says teenager Sven Jaschan deserves a chance to prove himself on the up-and-up. TAGS: Sven Jaschan, MyDoom virus, Sasser worm, Graham Cluley, Netsky virus, security, virus, information technology, antivirus, knowledge, games
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Microsoft warns of 22 new security flaws
October 12, 2004 The goal now is to "guess what the criminals are going to attack," an exec says. Redmond will focus first on the critical flaws. TAGS: flaw, Stephen Toulouse, Sasser worm, Microsoft Exchange Server, vulnerability, Microsoft Excel, attack, security, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows
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Security firm justifies virus writer's job
September 24, 2004 SecurePoint says the alleged Sasser author was "just an immature boy with mindless intent" who wants to make amends. TAGS: Sven Jaschan, Sasser worm, security company, training, security, virus
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New Netsky worm linked to South Korea
October 22, 2004 Security researcher who called source code "hot stuff" says new version points to copycats possibly related to a university. TAGS: Netsky virus, Sven Jaschan, South Korea, arrest, F-Secure Corp., source code, variant, Sasser worm, worm, university, antivirus company, researcher, antivirus
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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. TAGS: Sven Jaschan, Sasser worm, decision, virus, security, firewall
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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. TAGS: Netsky virus, Sophos Plc., Graham Cluley, Sasser worm, increase, virus, accounting, antivirus, trojan horse
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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. TAGS: notoriety, CipherTrust Inc., hacker, hacking, shift, Sasser worm, worm, attack, Symantec Corp., denial of service, phishing, security, PC
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Teenager admits eBay domain hijack
September 8, 2004 A 19-year-old school pupil confesses to taking ownership of the domain of the eBay Germany Web site. TAGS: domain name server, teenager, domain, eBay Inc., Sasser worm, owner, server
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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. TAGS: CardSystems Solutions Inc., MasterCard International, Sasser worm, Week in review, credit card, worm, London, security, Microsoft Corp.

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