Security firm hires teenager accused of writing Sasser virus
News Sven Jaschan, an 18-year-old from Waffensen in Lower Saxony, who is also thought to be behind the Netsky virus and is currently awaiting trial for writing the Sasser worm, could be about to start work with German firewall company Securepoint.
[September 20, 2004, 14:20]
MyDoom.Y baffles antivirus firms
News A new version of the Internet worm MyDoom includes a photo of Netsky worm writer Sven Jaschan and a description of the worm itself. Jaschan, who was charged earlier this year by German police for creating several variants of the Netsky virus, is...
[September 16, 2004, 11:55]
Sasser bounty hangs on conviction, says Microsoft
News Sven Jaschan, the alleged author of the Sasser worm and several variants of the Netsky virus, was charged last week by German police, but the informant who led authorities to the suspect will have to wait for a promised $250,000 (£140,000) reward...
[September 13, 2004, 8:15]
One virus writer 'responsible for 70 percent of infections'
News Sven Jaschan, self-confessed author of the Netsky and Sasser viruses, is responsible for 70 percent of virus infections in 2004, according to a six-month malware round-up published by antivirus firm Sophos on Wednesday.
[July 28, 2004, 17:35]
New Netsky variant appears from Korea
News The original Netsky was written by Sven Jaschan, who was said to be responsible for 70 percent of all virus infections in the first half of this year, according to antivirus firm Sophos. However Jaschan was taken into custody in May by the police...
[October 22, 2004, 11:40]
MyDoom seeks to destroy antivirus firms
News Hypponen said that the message included comments on previous viruses, poking fun at the NetSky writer Sven Jaschan for being arrested: "Because Jaschan has been arrested, he is no longer a player in the virus war.
[October 18, 2004, 13:05]
Teenage kicks bear no comparison to gangster hits
Leader Well, in the case of Sven Jaschan, creator of the Sasser virus, you give him a suspended sentence and community service - a decision that has split the IT community. The more hard-hearted feel that the best place for such a prolific virus writer...
[July 11, 2005, 15:10]
Sasser's author escapes prison
News In addition, 19-year-old Sven Jaschan has to complete 30 hours of community service while on probation, the court in Verden, Germany, said in a statement. Jaschan will have to fulfil the community service part of his sentence in a retirement home...
[July 11, 2005, 9:25]
Securepoint's hacker hire costs partnership
News A German antivirus company has stopped trading with its firewall manufacturing partner Securepoint because the firewall firm has employed virus writer Sven Jaschan. Alleged Sasser author Jaschan, who was said to have been responsible for 70 percent...
[November 15, 2004, 12:55]
Would you hire a hacker?
News Firewall company Securepoint has offered Sven Jaschan, who is reported to be responsible for more than 70 percent of viruses in the first half of this year, a position because of his abilities, according to press reports.
[September 21, 2004, 17:05]
Sasser's author escapes prison
Talkback Sven Jaschan should appeal and if he wins he should be able to claim millions in compensation. Wow. That's a bit harsh, far too vigorous on the sentancing and 30hours community service on top. It's a scandle.
[July 11, 2005, 15:14]
Korean worm turns out to be Baba variant
News Reports stated that the original Netsky author Sven Jaschan was responsible for more than 70 percent of virus infections earlier this year. Jaschan, who was arrested in May, was recently offered a job by German firewall company Securepoint.
[October 22, 2004, 17:15]
New Bagle released but Netsky tops the malware charts
News Sven Jaschan, who has admitted writing Netsky and Sasser, was arrested more than two months ago, and although the variants dried up shortly after he was taken into custody, his creations are still disrupting the lives of millions of Internet users.
[July 16, 2004, 16:05]
Netsky tops 2004 virus charts
News Sven Jaschan, the self-confessed author of the Netsky and Sasser worms, was taken into custody by German police in May. Netsky-P tops the list of the worst virus outbreaks in 2004 -- a year marked with nearly a 52 percent increase in new viruses...
[December 9, 2004, 14:10]
Europe's email to get VeriSign security
News Its author, German teenager Sven Jaschan, is awaiting trial in the case. Amid similar moves by rivals, VeriSign has started selling its email security services in Europe. The security specialist announced on Wednesday that it is extending the...
[February 3, 2005, 8:30]
Netsky variant uses compression trick
News The suspected author of Netsky and the Sasser virus, 18-year-old Sven Jaschan, was arrested earlier this year and currently awaits trial. Virus hunters at McAfee have identified a new variant of the Netsky virus and rate it as a medium risk.
[October 15, 2004, 11:40]
Virus attacks fall
News The worm was written by German teenager Sven Jaschan, who received a 21-month suspended sentence on 8 July. The number of viruses swilling around the Internet declined in September, according to two reports issued on Friday.
[October 3, 2005, 17:55]
Tsunami 'hacker' finds new job in security scene
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 was convicted last month of gaining...
[November 11, 2005, 12:45]
