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  • Sasser author gets suspended sentence

    A German judge on Friday handed down a suspended sentence of one year and nine months to the teenager who admitted he created last year's Sasser computer worm.

  • Phatbot suspect released on bail

    A man suspected of writing the Phatbot Trojan has been released on bail.

  • Microsoft reward snags suspected Sasser author

    Microsoft's US$5 million fund for rewarding informants for leads on virus attacks has snagged its first success with the arrest of a man in Germany who has confessed to the release of the Sasser worm, the software giant said Saturday.

  • Author leaves warning in latest Sasser worm

    Antivirus companies discovered a fifth version of the Sasser variant this weekend, within hours of German police arresting an 18-year-old man who confessed to being the Sasser worm's author.

  • New Sasser variant indicates copycat script kiddie

    A new version of the Sasser worm has appeared after the arrest of a teenager suspected of writing the original - but it will not be much of a threat to users who have already patched their systems.

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