From: admin at infosecnyc.com (ISNYC)
Subject: Re: Electronic Jihad on August 26, 04 ??

JIHAD my ass.

Nothing is going to happen.

Sounds like extortion too me, ohh hurry tommorow is electronic jihad
thursday, pay me to secure your networks.

Blah Blah... Everyday is a jihad on the internet.

Cant these people come up with anything better..

Just another day in the Wild... 

Enjoy it.




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Subject: [Full-Disclosure] Re: Electronic Jihad on August 26, 04 ??


VirusList.com Virus Alerts & Virus News. Wednesday, Aug 25, 2004

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1. 25th August 2004: Who knows what tomorrow will bring?
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1. 25th August 2004: Who knows what tomorrow will bring?

A handful of sites are stating that Eugene Kaspersky, founder of Kaspersky
Labs, believes that tomorrow will bring a massive terrorist attack on the
Internet. This is being quoted in a range of ways, ranging from factual
reporting to citing the story as an example of cyber hysteria.

However, Kaspersky is not predicting the end of the Internet tomorrow - or
even in the near future. The story stems from brief comments made yesterday
at a press conference which was dedicated to cybercrime and the problems of
spam.

At this press conference, Kaspersky commented that the possibility of
terrorists using the Internet as a tool to attack certain countries was a
reality. As an example, he cited the fact that a number of Arabic and Hebrew
language websites contained an announcement of an 'electronic jihad' against
Israel, to start on 26th August 2004.

In an interview today, Kaspersky stressed that such
information was not necessarily trustworthy. 'We don't know
who is behind these
statements.' He went on to clarify: 'It's not the first time the term
'electronic jihad' has been used. We've seen this before, with the focus
being on sending racist emails, and defacing and hacking Israeli web sites.
But it is the first time I have seen sites encouraging the use of Internet
attacks against one country as a form of terrorism.'

'As we've already stated many times in the past, it would be easy enough to
use a network of infected computers to launch such an attack. We saw the
impact that Sasser, Mydoom and Slammer had, on the Internet, businesses and
organisations. Just imagine if such an attack was directed at one country or
one critical point in the infrastructure of the Internet. Computers are a
tool - and just like any tool, they can be used or misused.'

Kaspersky emphasised that the likelihood of a massive attack directed
against Israeli institutions tomorrow is low. However, he believes that
Pandora's box has now been opened. Hackers and virus writers can be
motivated by a range of factors: money, curiosity, or political conviction.
But whatever their motivation, the insecure nature of the Internet and weak
security precautions offer a wealth of opportunities. 'Maybe it won't be
tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow - but sooner or later, terrorists will
be using the Internet as another weapon in their arsenal.'

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