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U.S. Immigration System Outage: Virus Impacts Terrorist Watchlist Access

The computer system used by U.S. immigration officers to check terrorist watchlists has been on the blink for much of the past week, and technicians dispatched by the Homeland Security Department cannot seem to diagnose the problem, let alone fix it, . . . . The computer system used by U.S. immigration officers to check terrorist watchlists has been on the blink for much of the past week, and technicians dispatched by the Homeland Security Department cannot seem to diagnose the problem, let alone fix it, WorldNetDaily has learned. Some 40 ports of entry across the country have reported chronic delays in accessing law enforcement data and even 24-hour system outages, officials say. "A virus may have migrated to our system," said one official. Indeed, the department has distributed a virus alert to port directors. A fast-spreading virus - dubbed the MSBlast, or LovSan, worm - has infected other government agencies, including some Federal Reserve banks. The link for this article located at WorldNetDaily is no longer available. . U.S. border agents encounter operational hurdles stemming from a malware impacting security databases and processing lags.. Terrorism Watchlist, Immigration System, Virus Alert, Outage, Malware Incident. . Anthony Pell

Aug 13, 2003 • Anthony Pell Government