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Uber Worm Threatens 10 Million Hosts: Massive Cyber Attack Looms

A highly effective uber worm, capable of hitting up to 10 million internet hosts in a matter of hours, may be just around the corner. As the SQLsnake worm continues its march - topping the list as the most prolific attacker on the net today with infection attempts hitting the 600,000 mark - experts have warned of the potential for an even greater danger.. . .. A highly effective uber worm, capable of hitting up to 10 million internet hosts in a matter of hours, may be just around the corner. As the SQLsnake worm continues its march - topping the list as the most prolific attacker on the net today with infection attempts hitting the 600,000 mark - experts have warned of the potential for an even greater danger. A report compiled by Stuart Staniford of security firm Silicon Defense, Vern Paxson of the ICSI centre for internet research and Nicholas Weaver of Berkeley University, claims that: "It is reasonable for an attacker to gain control of a million internet hosts, or perhaps even 10 million. "Once subverted, these hosts can not only be used to launch massive denial-of-service floods, but also to steal or corrupt great quantities of sensitive information, and confuse and disrupt use of the network in more subtle ways." The link for this article located at vnunet is no longer available. . An exceptionally potent botnet, designed to compromise as many as 10 million networked devices within mere hours, represents a significant cybersecurity danger.. Uber Worm, Internet Attack, Server Compromise, Cybersecurity Breach. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

May 25, 2002 • LinuxSecurity.com Team Hacks/Cracks