In an expected move following his arrest and confession earlier this year, an 18-year-old German student has been indicted on computer crimes for his work writing and releasing the Sasser and Netsky worms. Sven Jaschan, who was turned in by a peer who sought a US$250,000 reward from Microsoft, was arrested last May when he admitted to making Sasser as an effort to eradicate two other prominent viruses: Bagle and MyDoom. Jaschan later conceded that he had also worked to create multiple variants of the Netsky worm, which contributed to a “worm war” among other virus writers.
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Author of Sasser, Netsky Worms Indicted
Posted by: Jay Lyman September 9, 2004 10:50 AMIn an expected move following his arrest and confession earlier this year, an 18-year-old German student has been indicted on computer crimes for his work writing and releasing the Sasser and Netsky worms. Sven Jaschan, who was turned in by a peer who sought a US$250,000 reward from Microsoft, was arrested last May when he admitted to making Sasser as an effort to eradicate two other prominent viruses: Bagle and MyDoom. Jaschan later conceded that he had also worked to create multiple variants of the Netsky worm, which contributed to a “worm war” among other virus writers.