Update: German youth convicted for Sasser Worm
A German youth has been given a 21-month suspended sentence after being convicted of creating the Sasser worm which crippled computers worldwide.Update: John Leyden writes in The Register:
Sven Jaschan was found guilty of computer sabotage and illegally altering data, said a court official.
The two people who helped identify the creator of the infamous Sasser worm in 2004 will share a reward of $250,000, Microsoft confirmed Friday. News of the payment under the software giant's Anti Virus Reward Program comes after a German court sentenced Sven Jaschan, 19, self-confessed author of Sasser to 21 months probation and a community service order following his conviction on computer sabotage offences.
Sasser is a network aware worm that exploited a well-known Microsoft vulnerability (in Windows Local Security Authority Subsystem Service - MS04-011) to infect thousands of systems in May 2004. The worm has caused widespread disruption affecting the operations of companies ranging from Finnish bank Sampo and Germany's Deutsche Post to the UK Coastguard.
posted by Fergie @ 7/08/2005 08:46:00 AM
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