A daily survey of the latest cybercrime news from around the world.
The Register: ‘Microsoft’ Sending Out Dangerous New Internet Worm 30-Aug-01 15:02:14 ET
Story Highlights:“It has just come in that a new Internet worm called [email protected] is being sent out in an email purporting to be from Microsoft Technical Support…”
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“The worm is dangerous and encrypts exe applications with a random key, rendering them unusable…”
The Register: Security Software: Blind Lead Blind 31-Aug-01 07:01:09 ET
Story Highlights:“It’s incredible that in this day and age some of the most popular security products, products that are marketed as protecting you from the evils of computers, are so badly designed…”
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“Case in point: The many antivirus products that failed to detect and stop the highly effective SirCam worm, even when updated with the latest signatures and when configured correctly…”
ABCNews: India to Open First Cyber Police Station 31-Aug-01 00:25:22 ET
Story Highlights:“India’s first police station to exclusively handle cyber crimes such as computer hacking, data damage and Internet fraud will start work in Bangalore on September 15…”
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“The station, which would cover crimes under India’s information technology law passed last year, was aimed at taking quick action on solving cyber crimes, taking the burden from local police…”
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