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Re: Kaspersky Labs says Electronic Jihad on the Internet quite possible tomorrow Aug 26 2004 05:34AM
Jérôme ATHIAS (jerome athias caramail com)
In-Reply-To: <20040825150038.9D37AB718 (at) xprdmailfe18.nwk.excite (dot) com [email concealed]>

I have 2 quotes for that :

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VirusList.com Virus Alerts & Virus News. Wednesday, Aug 25, 2004

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1. 25th August 2004: Who knows what tomorrow will bring?

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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.'

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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.

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