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. H+BEDV Datentechnik confirmed on Monday it had halted cooperation with Securepoint...
[November 15, 2004, 12:55]
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]
Korean worm turns out to be Baba variant
News Jaschan, who was arrested in May, was recently offered a job by German firewall company Securepoint. Antivirus companies have mislabelled a worm they thought belonged to the Netsky virus family, a security expert has said.
[October 22, 2004, 17:15]
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]
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]
