British Prime Minister's Web Site Attacked
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Birmingham, UK
It seems even Tony Blair isn't immune to the effects of cyba crime, as a low-risk worm decided to try and launch a denial of service attack on his Downing Street website.
The full report:
http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/09/05/HNwormblair_1.html?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/09/05/HNwormblair_1.html
The worm, dubbed W32/Quaters-A, spreads via e-mail using a variety of subject lines and by Internet chat systems posing as an attempt to break a chain mail world record, Sophos said in a statement on its Web site Thursday.
When activated, the worm overwrites files on the victim's computer with the text "Infected by the WIN32.SORT-IT-OUT-BLAIR Virus!" and can display a message attacking Blair and accusing him of wasting money on immigrants instead of spending it on education or the British heath system, according to Sophos.
The full report:
http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/09/05/HNwormblair_1.html?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/09/05/HNwormblair_1.html
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