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  • Digital Vandalism Spurs a Call for Oversight (Could The New York Times Have Referenced FR?)

    08/31/2003 10:58:21 PM PDT · by Timesink · 9 replies · 456+ views
    The New York Times ^ | September 1, 2003 | Amy Harmon
    September 1, 2003 Digital Vandalism Spurs a Call for OversightBy AMY HARMON he teenager accused of creating a version of the Blaster worm that infected computer systems across the world last week has been arrested. SoBig.F, an e-mail virus unleashed on the Internet just as Blaster was being stamped out, is expected to expire next week. But all is far from quiet on the electronic frontier. Security experts are already preparing for SoBig.G. Another worm may already be squirming through newly discovered flaws in computer operating systems. And in the moments between epidemics, the Internet's more run-of-the-mill annoyances — spam,...
  • Net virus set for 9/11 blitz

    08/22/2003 10:30:50 PM PDT · by Pan_Yans Wife · 56 replies · 357+ views
    The Sun UK ^ | August 23, 2003 | JONATHAN WEINBERG
    THE computer virus wreaking havoc across the Internet is set to destroy itself on September 10 — but not before spawning a DEADLIER new strain, experts believe. That could be timed to create meltdown on September 11, shaking the world again on the anniversary of the terror blitz. Yesterday, experts estimated that the Sobig.F email virus had caused £30million damage to businesses and home computers since Monday — with another wave of attacks due at around 7pm last night. Billions of bogus messages are flooding through cyberspace, crashing email systems and bringing down business networks across the world. The Sobig...