German teen admits creating Sasser computer worm

Sunday, May 9, 2004

HANOVER, Germany -- A German high-school student has confessed to creating the "Sasser" worm that generated chaos across the globe by infecting hundreds of thousands of computers, authorities said Saturday.

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