Saturday, August 10, 2002

After Official Warning, Internet Attack Fails to Materialize An official warning of a major hacker attack on the Internet sent computer system managers nationwide scrambling Tuesday, but it turned out to be little more than a false alarm. The overall Internet was not affected, and major Internet companies said they saw nothing out of the ordinary. [NewsFactor Cybercrime & Security] FBI Warns of Widespread Internet Hacker Attacks. A warning of imminent hacker attacks on U.S. Web sites was issued by the National Infrastructure Protection Center, an interagency group that operates under the aegis of the FBI. Media reports said that some Internet traffic reached levels seven times higher than normal during the night following the warning. [NewsFactor Cybercrime & Security] 23:03 # G!