But he added that the reduction in Melissa sightings could be linked to the fact that corporations have cut down on email activity. Corporations over the world are under renewed threat from viruses, after hackers successfully mutated the Melissa code.
According to police, the attack could be linked to at least 12 other hacking incidents, including an assault of Virgin.net earlier this month (see 'Virgin Net pulls its email service over security fears' http://www.silicon.com/a34974 )
Spam might seem like a different case, but it is strongly linked. IT departments are worried about viruses, spam and hackers, in that order. Widespread standardisation may have some benefits, but it does provide the ideal environment for viruses...
Enterasys said in a statement: "The continuing investigation indicates that any possible misappropriation of the code would have been linked to a physical theft of media and not a breach of the network.
In September, two reports of a worm that downloaded from websites linked to AOL's Instant Messenger were reported to US security body SANS. IM profile photos could allow hackers to penetrate otherwise secure computer networks, say experts
Security sleuths at FaceTime Communications say they have linked a group of hackers operating in the Middle East to a worm that began spreading last month via AOL's Instant Messenger service. The hackers have the capability to pilfer personal...