Monday, July 19, 2004

Atak Al Qaeda link debunked

The buzz around a new variant of the Atak worm, initially dubbed Atak.B, with its reported connection to the terrorist group Al Qaeda, <A HREF="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1624515,00.asp">may be greater than the threat itself,</A> security professionals observed. Security researchers generally categorized the threat level of this new variant as low, thanks in part to the minimal risk presented by the original Atak.A worm.

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