Arrest made in Cisco source code theft
Police in the U.K. have arrested a man in connection with the theft of source code from networking equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc. in May, a Scotland Yard spokeswoman confirmed Friday.
The Metropolitan Police Computer Crime Unit searched residences in Manchester, U.K. and Darbyshire, U.K. on Sept. 3., confiscated computer equipment and arrested a 20 year-old man suspected of committing “hacking offenses” under that country’s Computer Misuse Act of 1990. While authorities could not discuss the specifics of the case, the arrest was linked to the Cisco source code, according to Julie Prinsep, a Yard spokeswoman.
The suspect has since been released on bail and is scheduled to appear before authorities at a London police station again in November, Prinsep said. Computer equipment seized in the searches is being forensically examined, she said.
Cisco did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The arrest marks a major breakthrough in the case, which involves the posting of more than 800MB of source code from Cisco’s Internetwork Operating System (IOS) to a Russian Web site in May.
IOS is a proprietary operating system that runs on much of the networking hardware that Cisco makes.
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September 22nd, 2004 at 2:04 am
? tho ?hacking offenses? (if it was 1) may pay (or not ??) @ sum stage :
?Sept 20, 2004, 11:27 AM PDT; By Jo Best Special to CNET News.com
The teenage virus writer arrested for writing the Sasser worm has been offered a job–at a security firm. Sven Jaschan, an 18-year-old German, who is also thought to be behind the Netsky virus and is currently awaiting trial on virus-writing charges, could be about to enter gainful employment with German firewall company Securepoint. Securepoint says it would teach the ex-malware maker to be a security programmer. The security vendor says it would like to hire the reformed “script kiddy” because he has knowledge in the field and deserves a chance to prove himself. However, Jaschan’s software training may need to be put on hold for some months–even years. The teen is currently facing charges including data manipulation and computer sabotage, which could see him in jail for up to five years. Jaschan is thought to be responsible for 70 percent of all virus infections in the first half of the year, and estimates of the damage caused range up to several million dollars. [?] [source news.com]?