Bush Administration Investigation Into Internet Attacks and Cybersecurity

The Bush administration said on Wednesday it was investigating this week's coordinated attack on the Internet, but played down speculation it was carried out by terrorists. ``There is an investigation under way to determine who is responsible for the attacks,'' . . . The Bush administration said on Wednesday it was investigating this week's coordinated attack on the Internet, but played down speculation it was carried out by terrorists. ``There is an investigation under way to determine who is responsible for the attacks,' White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said.

But when asked if cyber-terrorism was suspected, Fleischer told reporters, ``I'm not aware there's anything that would lead anybody in that direction. History has shown that many of these attacks actually come from the hacker community.

'Cyber-security concerns have grown since the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States, and government officials have warned that rogue nations were preparing strikes that threatened to cripple the computer-run infrastructure.

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