Early warnings issued by the FBI to four vertical-industry groups about the continuing threat of Web site break-ins by Eastern European organized crime groups may have helped block thousands of copycat attacks against banks and other companies doing business online, according . . .
Early warnings issued by the FBI to four vertical-industry groups about the continuing threat of Web site break-ins by Eastern European organized crime groups may have helped block thousands of copycat attacks against banks and other companies doing business online, according to security analysts.

The warnings, which were sent out early yesterday in advance of a public advisory that was released later (see story), demonstrated the importance of the role that the FBI and its National Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC) can play in efforts to prevent cybercrimes, analysts said.

The NIPC has been criticized for what a former Clinton administration official called its "fundamental inability to communicate" with companies and the security community. The problem, sources said, has been that the FBI treats all potential cybercrimes as law enforcement investigations first and foremost.

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