__/ [ Peter Hayes ] on Friday 26 January 2007 09:22 \__
> ...thanks to Microsoft Windows,
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6298641.stm
>
> "Operating systems like Microsoft Windows still made it too easy for
> criminals."
[*me in a Frank Sinatra-like voice* /]
The worst is yet to come.
The year 2007: A review through the crystal ball
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| 2007 was the year of the super bots: Never before has malicious software
| been equipped with so many functions that help it to hide from antivirus
| software and to resist removal...
|
| While in 2006, DDoS attacks with botnets were mainly targeted at
| unwanted competitors, online betting offices and consumer protection
| sites, 2007 also saw large attacks launched on critical
| infrastructures. In April, the stock exchange nearly crashed,
| when a DDoS attack on the electronic trading system disconnected
| it from the Internet for several days, resulting in automated
| control programs loosing control and attempting to divest shares
| in a panic reaction.
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http://www.heise-security.co.uk/articles/83058
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