Re: ComputerWorld yanks Slammer worm terrorist story

[Nigel Houghton <nigel.houghton () sourcefire com>]

On Thu, 2003-02-06 at 12:56, Kevin Spett wrote:
> This is a no-brainer.  Terrorists want explosions and violent death, not
> worms that knock out internet access in Korea.

Terrorists also want publicity, claiming to be the perpetrators of
things like the slammer worm gets them publicity whether it is true or
not.

It occurred to me that if it were a terrorist group who was responsible
for the slammer worm then it probably would have done far more damage
than it actually did. After reading the article (I got to it before it
was pulled) it seemed extremely unlikely to me that the claims were
true. Hopefully the people responsible for publishing stories like this
will be a little more careful in future.

> Kevin.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Richard M. Smith" <rms () computerbytesman com>
> To: <full-disclosure () lists netsys com>
> Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 11:28 AM
> Subject: [Full-disclosure] ComputerWorld yanks Slammer worm terrorist story
>
>
> > Oops!
> >
> > http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,78219
> > ,00.html?SKC=security-78219
> >
> > Update: Terrorist group claims responsibility for Slammer worm
> >
> > FEBRUARY 05, 2003
> >
> > Content Type: Story
> > Source: Computerworld
> >
> > Computerworld has removed this story due to questions about its
> > authenticity. We expect to post an update about this situation tomorrow.
> >
> >
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Nigel Houghton       Security Engineer        Sourcefire Inc.

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