The Storm Worm

By Bruce Sterling August 05, 2007 | 2:21:26 PM
(((Is a "Worm Storm" on the way for some unfortunate small nation-state? Whoever the Stormers are, they've got about 2 million computers in their hip pocket.)))

--Storm Worm's Huge Botnet

Wired Mag:

The Storm worm has reportedly infected nearly 2 million computers, "10 times more than any other email attack in the last two years." The concern that those behind this worm want to do more than just use the zombie PCs to send spam is growing; the attackers may be planning to use the botnet to launch a massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. Small portions of the huge botnet have already been used to launch DDoS attacks; an attack that uses all of the compromised computers would have far-reaching and potentially serious consequences. There is speculation that the people behind the Storm worm were responsible for attacks against Estonian government and commercial websites earlier this year.

http://www.informationweek.com/shared/printableArticle.jhtml?articleID=201202711


http://blog.wired.com/sterling/2007/08/the-storm-worm.html

Go here to see how it works:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm_Worm

From the Wiki:
* A killer at 11, he's free at 21 and kill again!
* U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has kicked German Chancellor Angela Merkel
* British Muslims Genocide
* Naked teens attack home director.
* 230 dead as storm batters Europe.
* Re: Your text
* Radical Muslim drinking enemies's blood.
* Chinese missile shot down Russian satellite
* Chinese missile shot down Russian aircraft
* Chinese missile shot down USA aircraft
* Chinese missile shot down USA satellite
* Russian missile shot down USA aircraft
* Russian missile shot down USA satellite
* Russian missile shot down Chinese aircraft
* Russian missile shot down Chinese satellite
* Saddam Hussein safe and sound!
* Saddam Hussein alive!
* Venezuelan leader: "Let's the War beginning".
* Fidel Castro dead.
* If I Knew

and what the title is :)

...I always delete without opening...why would someone open one of those? :shrug:

I'm alerted and delete them immediately. So far so good.

from:

a friend
a co-worker
a worshipper
a family member
a partner

Just to name a few that have show up in my inbox (spam) over tha past couple of weeks.

Unless Russell Crow personally send me an ecard. I am not opening it.

Mz Pip
:dem: