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Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 15:49:37 -0400 From: Jim Popovitch <yahoo@...pop.com> To: full-disclosure <full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk> Subject: Re: US State department rooted by 0-day Word attack On Thu, 2007-04-19 at 20:51 +0200, ad@...poverflow.com wrote: > "A virus attack aimed at US State Department computers last May > penetrated government networks after a worker in Asia opened a > contaminated email." > > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/19/us_state_dept_rooted/ Further: they opened a viral email that was disguised as being sent from a trusted resource, with a well known document that looked legit. I predict that things like this will plague companies and governments for years ahead. -Jim P. _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
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