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Small Attack Triggered Microsoft Emergency Patch
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| The Trojan horse whose attacks convinced Microsoft Corp. to issue an
| emergency patch for Windows had infected only about 200 computers prior to
| the fix's Oct. 23 release, a security researcher said Tuesday.
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/153290/ms_emergency_patch.html?tk=rss_news
So it was reactionary. Machines were already attacked and the patch wasn't
proactive.
Recent:
Bots rule in cyberspace
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| USA TODAY REPORTS that on an average day, 40 per cent of the 800 million
| computers connected to the Internet are bots used to send out spam, viruses
| and to mine for sensitive personal data.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/03/17/bots-rule-cyberspace
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/2008-03-16-computer-botnets_N.htm
Botnets Running Rampant
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| How much money is being stolen by cybercriminals? No one knows, and no one
| even knows how to go about coming up with that number, IronPort's Peterson
| said.
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http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/144489/botnets_running_rampant.html
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