In-Reply-To: <20040825150038.9D37AB718@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> I have 2 quotes for that : 1)------------------------------------------------------- VirusList.com Virus Alerts & Virus News. Wednesday, Aug 25, 2004 ************************************************ 1. 25th August 2004: Who knows what tomorrow will bring? 2. How to subscribe/unsubscribe 3. Security Rules **** 1. 25th August 2004: Who knows what tomorrow will bring? A handful of sites are stating that Eugene Kaspersky, founder of Kaspersky Labs, believes that tomorrow will bring a massive terrorist attack on the Internet. This is being quoted in a range of ways, ranging from factual reporting to citing the story as an example of cyber hysteria. However, Kaspersky is not predicting the end of the Internet tomorrow - or even in the near future. The story stems from brief comments made yesterday at a press conference which was dedicated to cybercrime and the problems of spam. At this press conference, Kaspersky commented that the possibility of terrorists using the Internet as a tool to attack certain countries was a reality. As an example, he cited the fact that a number of Arabic and Hebrew language websites contained an announcement of an 'electronic jihad' against Israel, to start on 26th August 2004. In an interview today, Kaspersky stressed that such information was not necessarily trustworthy. 'We don't know who is behind these statements.' He went on to clarify: 'It's not the first time the term 'electronic jihad' has been used. We've seen this before, with the focus being on sending racist emails, and defacing and hacking Israeli web sites. But it is the first time I have seen sites encouraging the use of Internet attacks against one country as a form of terrorism.' 'As we've already stated many times in the past, it would be easy enough to use a network of infected computers to launch such an attack. We saw the impact that Sasser, Mydoom and Slammer had, on the Internet, businesses and organisations. Just imagine if such an attack was directed at one country or one critical point in the infrastructure of the Internet. Computers are a tool - and just like any tool, they can be used or misused.' Kaspersky emphasised that the likelihood of a massive attack directed against Israeli institutions tomorrow is low. However, he believes that Pandora's box has now been opened. Hackers and virus writers can be motivated by a range of factors: money, curiosity, or political conviction. But whatever their motivation, the insecure nature of the Internet and weak security precautions offer a wealth of opportunities. 'Maybe it won't be tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow - but sooner or later, terrorists will be using the Internet as another weapon in their arsenal.' ** 2. How to subscribe/unsubscribe If you would like to subscribe to other news blocks or to unsubscribe from this news block, you can do so by visiting http://www.viruslist.com/eng/maillist.html If you experience any problems with this procedure, please contact us at: webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 3. Security Rules To avert unsanctioned attempts to distribute "false" or "forged" email news messages under the guise of Kaspersky Labs please note that actual Kaspersky Labs news messages are sent only in plain text format and never under any circumstances include file attachments. If you receive an email not meeting these strict guidelines, please under no circumstances open it but rather forward it to Kaspersky Labs technical support (support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) so its contents can be examined. **** Kaspersky Lab News Agent ----- 10 Geroyev Panfilovtcev St., Moscow, 123363, Russia Telephone./Facsimile: +7 (095) 797 87 00 WWW: http://www.kaspersky.com, http://www.viruslist.com FTP: ftp://ftp.kasperskylab.ru E-mail: info@xxxxxx _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html 2)------------------------------------------------------- According to Nostradamus, in the middle of the year 2004, a comet will come screaming across the sky. It will explode near the coast of Greece after scorching southern France and central Italy. And that is just the beginning of massive destruction and war. The battles and political intrigues are described in detail. choose yours :p Best regards to the good posters of admins of the list.
