Reuters is reporting that the author of one of the latest versions of the Sasser Worm has been arrested in Germany. German police says that they acted on a tip from Microsoft which confirmed their suspicions about the suspect.
Sven Jaschan, an 18-year-old who has just graduated from vocational school, was detained Friday and admitted to being the mastermind behind the fast-spreading Sasser worm. He has since been released on bail, for the authorities do not feel he will flee.
Jaschan's father says that the young man may have released the worm in an effort to drum up support for his Mother's computer company by providing an antidote for the worm.
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