Computer virus bounty leads to Sasser arrest
Microsoft has credited its virus bounty scheme for the arrest of a German computer programmer who is suspected of unleashing the Sasser computer worm. The unnamed 18-year-old student from Rotenburg, a small town in the northern state of Lower Saxony, is reported to have confessed to creating the worm, after being apprehended by police on 7 May. In related news, the student appears also to be involved in the creation of Netsky and Phatbot.
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