Thanks for the Utah info, Oorang.
Will be watching for updates.
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Internet under attack by zombie computers
UPI ^ | 1/7/07 | Unattributed
Posted on 01/07/2007 6:56:27 PM PST by Huntress
NEW YORK, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- Computer code writers in Europe are the chief suspects in the creation of programs that turn other computers into zombie-like slaves for Internet crimes.
Computer experts in Eastern Europe and elsewhere are likely behind the newest computer crime plaguing the Internet, which has turned innocent users into unwitting participants and left security experts stumped, The New York Times reported.
By inserting small programs into others computers, electronic criminals can harness the collective power of multiple computers to commit more elaborate online crimes.
"It's the perfect crime, both low-risk and high-profit," computer security researcher Gadi Evron said. "The war to make the Internet safe was lost long ago, and we need to figure out what to do now."
While some zombie computer crimes have been linked to computers running Linux or Macintosh operating systems, officials have warned that Windows systems are the most susceptible.
Security experts have been unable to defend against such crimes, but some products and services are available to improve online security, the newspaper said.
The Federal Government has confirmed there have been investigations into possible links between mosques in South Australia and extremist Islamic groups overseas. Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer says federal authorities have looked into the possibility that extremist groups in Saudi Arabia are funding mosques in Adelaide.
However, he says he does not know if the investigations involved a suburban mosque where an Australian man, who has been arrested in Iraq, is said to have worshipped. "If funding for a particular type of mosque and a particular type of belief systems comes from overseas and it is the view of federal authorities that this is aiding and abetting extremism then an endeavour is made to stop that funding," Mr Downer said.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200701/s1823037.htm