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September 18, 2001

FBI investigating new Internet worm Attorney General John Ashcroft
Tuesday warned computer users about a new Internet threat that could
slow the global network worse than the ``Code Red'' worm that struck
earlier this summer.  Ashcroft said the FBI and private firms are
assessing the effects of the program, known as ``W32-Nimda,'' which has
affected possibly tens of thousands of computers.  As the program
spreads, its activity can slow or shut down Internet service for regular
users.  http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/tech/031251.htm

Ashcroft: 'Nimda' Worm not linked to attacks
http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/reuters_wire/1497408l.htm
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/170236.html
New computer worm hits both servers and PCs
http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/reuters_wire/1497279l.htm
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2095530,00.html
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/scitech/DailyNews/nimbdaworm010918_wire.html
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_401976.html
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-7215349.html
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5097089,00.html
Code Red-based email worm breaks out
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/56/21734.html
Code Rainbow Loose In The Wild - Security Experts
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/170225.html
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/170234.html
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/170231.html
Worm's Data Traffic Hitting Hardest On Net Side Roads
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/170243.html

Terrorism-Related Site Hacks Could Slow Networks - FBI A concerted
effort on the part of vigilante hackers to destroy Internet sites and
computer networks run by terrorist and pro-terrorist organizations could
damage networks unrelated to terrorist activity, the FBI warned today. 
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/170229.html

Hacker Cracks Islamist Mailing List The anonymous hacker has published a
list of hundreds of e-mail addresses, including that of a suspect in
last week=92s World Trade Center attack.  A hacker has cracked a
German-based Islamist Web site, publishing on the Web hundreds of e-mail
addresses of subscribers to its mailing list, including one of a suspect
in last week's terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York. 
http://www.thestandard.com/article/0,1902,29008,00.html

E-Mail Hackers in Switzerland Hackers have managed to gain access to the
e-mail server of Swiss internet provider Swiss Online.  They now have
250,000 e-mail addresses, along with passwords, at their disposal. 
Included in these addresses are those of various banks and embassies. 
The e-mail accounts of the embassies of France, Monaco and Israel, as
well as that of UBS have been accessed. 
http://www.antionline.com/showthread.php?threadid=3D111994

FBI takes terrorist investigation online In the hours following attacks
on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon Sept.  11, the FBI moved
quickly to mount an investigation of unprecedented scale.  One of its
first steps was to generate tips from the public by establishing a
toll-free, national telephone hot line.  Then it looked for a Web site
that could do the same thing. 
http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0901/091801h2.htm

Militant terrorists used Internet communications in Germany An estimated
500 Internet users apparently frequented an online newsletter based in
Germany on the activities of militant Islamists, a German website
reported late Monday.  "Spiegel Online" said an unknown hacker found the
mailing list of the newsletter, which originated from a website named as
www.qoqaz.de and which is now offline. 
http://www.antionline.com/showthread.php?threadid=3D111996

U.S.  commission examines cyberterrorism As the U.S.  government begins
to formulate policy in response to the terrorist attacks last week, it
is faced with trying to heighten national security and preparedness
while preserving American citizens' civil liberties. 
http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/industry/09/18/cyberterrorism.idg/index.html

48 US Prosecutors Mobilized to Fight Cybercrime Security within the
information technology sector is one of the most serious problems facing
the US, said public prosecutor John Ashcroft on Friday.  He added that
the nine units to specialise in fighting IT pirating and infringements
of copyright law are in the process of being set up.  In total, 48
prosecutors have been approached.  A PricewaterhouseCoopers report has
found that business has spent $300 million so far to counter hackers and
viruses.  http://www.antionline.com/showthread.php?threadid=3D111995

Cyber Corps tackles terrorism When last week's terrorist attack struck,
computer science professor Sujeet Shenoi was at a Department of Defense
meeting not far from the Pentagon to talk about a program aimed at
countering cyberterrorism.  "We wondered if they were going to take down
the telephone systems in New York and Washington," says Shenoi, of the
University of Tulsa.  "My fear is for the next time this happens."
Computer security experts have long warned that systems controlling
everything from the phones and air traffic to the Internet are
vulnerable =97 and that there are too few experts to deal with problems
should they occur. 
http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/2001/09/18/cyber-corps.htm

Info security speeding up Information security programs and systems at
agencies across government are going forward, in some cases faster than
before, in the wake of the Sept.  11 attacks on the World Trade Center
and the Pentagon. 
http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2001/0917/web-secure-09-18-01.asp

U.S.  citizens back encryption controls A poll in the United States has
found widespread support for a ban on "uncrackable" encryption products,
following proposals in Congress to tighten restrictions on software that
scrambles electronic data.  The survey found that 72 percent of
Americans believe that anti-encryption laws would be "somewhat" or
"very" helpful in preventing a repeat of last week's terrorist attacks
on New York's World Trade Center and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. 
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-7215723.html

Attacks put new light on Web services The terrorist disaster last week
could prompt businesses to turn toward outsourcing more of their
technology needs to ensure their information is safe, analysts say. 
Outsourced services, such as Web hosting, e-mail and Net infrastructure
management, have seen a lack of demand in the past year as corporations
spent more carefully amid the U.S.  economic downturn. 
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5097068,00.html

Terror attacks usher in copy controlled hardware Senator Hollings' SSSCA
legislation - which makes copy-controlled hardware mandatory (and
circumventing it illegal) - has received remarkably little attention
since it was revealed ten days ago.  No petitions, no EFF Alert (as
yet), and very little public uproar. 
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/21736.html

Technology's Role to Grow in a New World of Security Security experts
are describing a new kind of country, where electronic identification
might become the norm, immigrants might be tracked far more closely and
the airspace over cities like New York and Washington might be off
limits to all civilian aircraft.  Yesterday, Attorney General John
Ashcroft outlined several proposals, saying, "We should strengthen our
laws to increase the ability of the Department of Justice and its
component agencies to identify, prevent and punish terrorism."
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/18/national/18RULE.html

The National Academies put terrorism studies online The National
Academies have put 23 of their reports on security and terrorism on
their Web site.  The four organizations that make up the academies- the
National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute
of Medicine and National Research Council-have issued reports on topics
ranging from airline security to computer security to bioterrorism. 
http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/17126-1.html

Hacktivism misses the target An unfortunate response to the tragic
events of Sept.  11 is the pursuit of criminal activity in the name of
patriotism.  "Hacktivism" can hurt the United States as it tries to
develop allies.  For example, hacktivists may attack Islamic-related
sites in Pakistan, a country that is helping the United States to
address terrorism.  The attacks could jeopardize Pakistani relations by
promoting bad feeling against the United States in that country. 
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-201-7214703-0.html

Ban crypto, cripple commerce It's easy to list the tools that were used
in horrific acts and to argue that depriving ourselves of those tools
will prevent future similar incidents.  It's easy, but it's wrong. 
Following last week's terrorist attacks on symbols of U.S.  economic and
military strength, the IT community needs to help the nation focus on
mitigating future threats=97not on closing the doors that the horse got
through.  Knee-jerk reactions, all too likely from historically ill-
informed legislators, could easily cripple commercial and personal
applications of encryption, wireless communications, digital cash and
media technologies, with little inconvenience to criminals. 
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2812517,00.html

Would more security make us more vulnerable? Much like the ripples that
traverse the surface of a still lake after a large brick has been thrown
into it, the secondary effects of last week's horrific terrorist attacks
are becoming visible.  The tertiary ones probably haven't even begun
manifesting themselves.  What is immediately apparent, however, is that
the U.S.  government considers this a good time to reiterate its
long-standing desire to make computer security-- and most especially,
strong cryptography-- something that ordinary people aren't supposed to
have.
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2812913,00.html


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