Update: Sasser worm suspect goes on trial
The German teenager suspected of being behind the Sasser virus has gone on trial in Germany.
Sven Jaschan is charged with computer sabotage, disrupting public services and illegally altering data.
The 19-year-old is being tried as a minor behind closed doors as he was 17 when he allegedly wrote the worm.
Sasser wrought havoc in many companies when the Windows worm struck in May 2004, swamping net links and making computers unusable.
The trial in Verden in northwest Germany is expected to last three days, with a possible verdict on Thursday.
Update: An AP newswire article by Claus-Peter Tiemann, via Yahoo! News, reports that:
A German teenager confessed to creating last year's Sasser worm as he went on trial Tuesday on charges including computer sabotage, a court official said.
The trial of Sven Jaschan, 19, was being held behind closed doors in the northwestern town of Verden because he was a minor at the time of the offense. He entered the courthouse through a side door and did not speak to reporters.
After proceedings began, Jaschan "admitted to the alleged offenses in every detail," court spokeswoman Katharina Kruetzfeld said. Authorities said Jaschan already confessed to creating the worm at the time of his arrest in May 2004.
The charges, which also include disrupting public services and illegally altering data, carry a maximum sentence of five years in prison. However, Kruetzfeld said that, as a minor, he faces a lesser penalty.
posted by Fergie @ 7/05/2005 06:25:00 AM
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