Sven Jaschan's trial in Germany for computer sabotage amounting to a total of $157,000 related to the spread of the Sasser worm has been rescheduled for January 2005. The court in Verden, a North German town decided to delay the case because it proved impossible to agree an earlier date with all the parties involved.
Security experts have received the delay with disappointment. "A strong message needs to be sent out to the computer underground that writing and distributing viruses is criminal behaviour," said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant for Sophos. "Home users and companies around the world who were struck by the Netsky and Sasser worms will be watching with interest to see what happens in this case."