Sasser Worm Kid Convicted & faces five year jail term

Poker · Jul 9, 2005

Sven Jaschen, 19, confessed to all the charges against him when he appeared before a German court.

http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=746192005

VisualDigits · Jul 9, 2005

That should teach him a lesson.

dragonhawk · Jul 9, 2005

Wow, just 19? They really should give him a job to teach him to use his talents properly rather than throw him in jail.

M90 · Jul 10, 2005

He now works for an IT security firm.
He also walked free since he was only 17 when he wrote the virus and was therefore charged as a minor.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4659329.stm