Cyberworms.Two aggressive computer viruses, released through the Internet, made August the wormiest month on record. The so-called Blaster worm infected at least 500,000 Microsoft-based PCs worldwide and caused more than $1 billion in damage. Days later, a hacker sent a worm called SoBig.F by e-mail to PCs in millions of homes and offices. Last month, federal authorities arrested Jeffrey Lee Jeffrey Lee (born 1971) is the sole member of the Djok clan and the senior custodian of the Koongarra uranium deposit. The land owned by the clan is surrounded by Kakadu National Park. Parson, 18, of Hopkins, Minnesota Hopkins is a suburban community located west of Minneapolis in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The city is about four square miles in size and is surrounded by the larger, west suburban communities of Minnetonka, St. Louis Park, and Edina. . Parson admitted to having altered the original Blaster worm to cause further damage to Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. users. "Cyberhacking is a crime," said U.S. Attorney John McKay There are several different notable people named John McKay:
The creators of the initial Blaster and SoBig.F worms are still at large. Plenty of other hackers are also on the loose. If the government fails to take action, said one expert, the U.S. could face a "digital Pearl Harbor." |
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