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"A new variation of the
Bugbear worm of last September is spreading rapidly across the Internet.
Bugbear.b (w32.bugbear.b@mm) is written in
Visual C and has been compressed to 72,192 bytes. It is similar to the
original Bugbear worm in that it spreads by e-mail or shared network files,
attempts to shut down popular antivirus and firewall apps, and opens a port on
infected computers for remote administration. Bugbear.b contains a
keystroke-logging Trojan horse that could be used to steal passwords or
credit-card information from infected computers. Bugbear infects all versions of
Windows, but does not infect Mac, Unix, or Linux systems."
DHS
network broadcasts cyberthreat warnings
..(GCN.com: 26/06/2003)
The Homeland Security Department has fielded a network that lets government and
industry groups swap information about cyberattacks and other systems threats.
The Cyber Warning and Information Network has about 30 nodes connecting agencies
and companies.
http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/22568-1.html
Does Cyberterrorism Pose a True Threat?
The cyberterrorism threat is overstated: Terrorists won't strike the
Internet because bombs are more effective, an expert panel agreed Friday. "I
don't see a cyberattack as a terror attack of choice. Dropping ATM networks and
shutting down e-mail is not terrorism. If I can't get to my e-mail for a day I
am not terrorized. We are many years away from somebody being able to launch
large-scale electronic attacks that have the effects of a bomb," Schneier said.
(IDG News
Service, 14/03/2003)
Pakistan Creates Cyber Crime Wing
A Pakistani security agency has launched a special wing to combat cyber
crimes in part because the country had to rely on U.S. investigators to trace
e-mails sent by the kidnappers of American journalist Daniel Pearl a year ago.
(Wired News:
13/03/2003)
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