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German youth convicted for Sasser
Sven Jaschan, the German teenager on trial this week for the launch of the Sasser worm, has been convicted. This was expected after he confessed in court earlier this week to comitting the crime. As was widely expected, he received a suspended sentence, in part because he was a minor at the time of the crime.A German youth has been given a 21-month suspended sentence after being convicted of creating the Sasser worm which crippled computers worldwide.Source: German youth convicted for Sasser, BBC News Online, Friday, 8 July, 2005.Sven Jaschan was found guilty of computer sabotage and illegally altering data, said a court official.
He escaped a jail term as he was tried as a minor since he was 17 years old when he wrote the worm.
July 8, 2005 in government, media, sasser | Permalink
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It also appears he won't be held to pay any restitution to victims. Overall, it's a sweet deal for Sven.
Posted by: Larry Seltzer | Jul 8, 2005 10:46:47 PM
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