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CIO Jury: Viruses still a major security threat
News The last serious mass-mailing virus attacks to hit both home PC users and businesses were Sasser, Bagle and MyDoom in 2004. While the days of the mass-mailer worm like Sasser may be over, the virus and... [25 Jan 2007]
Yahoo! 'virus writer' claims he just wants a job
News However, it is an approach which has proven successful in the past when Sven Jaschan, who wrote the Sasser virus, landed a job with German security company SecurePoint on the back of his notoriety.... [16 Jun 2006]
Analysis: A globetrotter's guide to cyber crime
Comment Perhaps most famous of all is Sven Jaschan, the German teenaged writer of the Sasser virus. Yet certain parts of the world still get blamed for particular threats. Is there any basis to this? Will... [09 May 2006]
Tsunami 'hacker' gets IT security day job
News Last year, German firewall vendor Securepoint was criticised after hiring Sven Jaschan, a teenager who had been charged - and was subsequently convicted - of writing the Sasser worm. When Daniel Cuthbert... [11 Nov 2005]
Sasser writer free to return to his job
News The German 19-year-old who wrote the Sasser email virus, which caused havoc and huge financial damage to businesses worldwide last year, has escaped serious punishment. Earlier this week, silicon.com heard from one... [08 Jul 2005]
'Name and shame virus writers - even the kids,' says expert
News This week Sasser writer Sven Jaschan is on trial in Germany and while he is being tried as a minor because he was 17-years-old at the time he committed his crimes, his identity has not been protected. [06 Jul 2005]
Sasser virus writer admits guilt in trial
News Sven Jaschan, the German teenager accused of writing the Sasser virus, is standing trial today, a year after he was arrested and admitted to writing the damaging worm which caused havoc for many... [05 Jul 2005]
Sasser virus writer trial date set
News Authorities have said that Jaschan has confessed to creating and releasing both Sasser and several variants of the Netsky virus. A German court has set aside three days in July to try the teenager... [01 Jun 2005]
Virus Top 10: No surprises in 2004
News Sven Jaschan, the self-confessed author of the Netsky and Sasser worms, was taken into custody by German police in May. Sasser, a fast-spreading virus that debuted in April, accounted... [09 Dec 2004]
Virus suspect trial delayed
News Life is already changing for the teen who stands accused of writing and distributing the Sasser virus, as well as being strongly linked to Netsky. In the first six months of the year Netsky and Sasser... [26 Oct 2004]
Security firm justifies virus writer job
News The German security firm that has offered Sasser virus author Sven Jaschan has hit back at critics. The 18-year-old Jaschan was hired earlier this month by Securepoint as a full-time... [24 Sep 2004]
Leader: Hackers should be hired - sometimes
Leader The hiring of accused Sasser virus writer Sven Jaschan by a German IT security vendor has once again reopened the debate about whether convicted or known hackers and virus writers can ever be trusted to... [23 Sep 2004]
CIO Jury: Would you hire a hacker?
News A German security company has divided opinion in the IT industry this week by offering Sven Jaschan, who is being charged with the creation of the Sasser virus, a job. A leopard does not change his spots... [22 Sep 2004]
Firms divided over Sasser virus writer's IT job offer
News The 18-year-old virus writer facing criminal charges for creating the Sasser worm has been offered a job by a German IT security firm, a move that divided the opinion of security industry experts at Gartner's IT Security... [22 Sep 2004]
Security firm hires teenage Sasser virus writer
News The teenage virus writer arrested for writing the Sasser worm has been offered a job - at a security firm. Sven Jaschan, an 18-year-old from Waffensen in Lower Saxony, who is also thought to be behind... [20 Sep 2004]
