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Government Security Alert: Cyber Threat from Zombie Botnet Attacks

Calendar Sep 17, 2000 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
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The nation's government-funded computer security watchdog issued a warning Friday that computer intruders have taken control of hundreds of computers connected to the Internet. The attackers are in a position to launch a serious attack, according to the CERT Coordination Center, . . . The nation's government-funded computer security watchdog issued a warning Friday that computer intruders have taken control of hundreds of computers connected to the Internet. The attackers are in a position to launch a serious attack, according to the CERT Coordination Center, which said that the situation "poses a significant threat to Internet sites and the Internet infrastructure."