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German Youth Convicted for Sasser Worm
dan dan the dna man writes "The BBC is reporting that Sven Jaschan, author of the Sasser Worm, has been found guilty of computer sabotage and illegally altering data. He received a 21 month suspended sentence, as he was tried as a minor. He was 17 years old when he wrote the worm." From the article: "Sven Jaschan avoided a jail sentence by the skin of his teeth because he was arrested within days of his 18th birthday...However, in the grand scheme of the virus world, it's the organised crime gangs, which are increasingly emerging to make stacks of money through targeted attacks, that should be dealt the harsh sentences - over and above the dumb teenagers."
However, in the grand scheme of the virus world, it's the organised crime gangs, which are increasingly emerging to make stacks of money through targeted attacks, that should be dealt the harsh sentences - over and above the dumb teenagers.
Hold on a sec, there. That smacks of logic. And we all know that isn't allowed when the accused is a hacker. You know, the guys that cause kazillions of dollars of damage by fiddling with your email. Somehow.
Keep that line of reasoning up, and pretty soon the entertainment industry will stop suing grandmothers for thousands of dollars worth of lost revenue. You know, 'cause granny is such a huge Linkin Park fan.
Ok, sarcasm mode off.
Honestly, even though this kid is a jerk and what he did was wrong I'm happy the courts decided not to crucify him. He's not a part of organized crime, nor is he selling G3N3R!C V!aGrA.
It's a good trend to see crime and punishment in the tech sector finally starting to get in sync.
Weaselmancer
rediculous.
If you are one of those who think gun control stops gun crime
Yeah, cause look at all the hand gun crimes in England...
Moran.
-Rick
"Most people in the U.S. wouldn't know they live in a tyrannical state if it walked up and grabbed their junk." - MyFirs
And I'm getting tired of listening to all that 'i'm not responsible, only he is'. We know it's a crime, that does not take away your responsibility to take care of yourself and your property. Theft is a crime, that does not mean that it's not irresponsible to leave your stuff lying around.
Analogies don't equal equalities, they are merely somewhat analogous.
I've got to agree with you on this...How Monkey manages to spread his karma-whoring legs wider than ninety drgrees remains a mystery to me. Yet he still manages to do it.
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