Russian Stock Exchange Downed by Virus

["Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

No, not the BlackWorm worm, either. :-)

Via The inquirer.

[snip]

SOPHOS CLAIMED the Russian Stock Exchange fell foul of a virus earlier this week.

The firm said the unnamed virus infected a net based computer and forced trading to be suspended.

Sophos said the malware everyone was worried about today - the so-called Kama Sutra virus was a "damp squib".

But, said senior consultant Graham Cluley, the one that attacked the Russian Stck Exchange infiltrated the RTS and 
could have given hackers access to systems.

[snip]

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=29477

- ferg


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