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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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Panda Quick Remove for Sasser.B
Remove the Sasser.B worm from you computer with this tool.
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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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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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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.
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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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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?
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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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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.
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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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