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(AXcess News) According a recent cyber survey by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, nine out of every ten companies experienced a computer security incident in 2005. The FBI's survey included a total of 2, scale inquiry. Of those businesses polled, 87 percent said they suffered some kind of cyber attack that affected their computer security, according to the 2005 Computer Crime Survey conducted by the FBI.

Thinkpad (AXcess News) New York - The Federal Bureau of Investigation said they apprehended and charged two menfor unleashing the recent computer virus that spread across the United States only weeks ago.

According to the indictment, Jones would steal various IBM and Penguin computer servers from Verisign's warehouse in Virginia and sell them to Johnson. Johnson would then sell the servers to several individuals, who would sometimes place them for sale on eBay. As a result of this scheme, the indictment alleges that Jones and Johnson caused Verisign to lose more than $120, 000 worth of computer equipment. In the indictment, Jones and Johnson are charged in three counts with causing the interstate transportation of stolen property, namely IBM 330 and 335 servers, in violation of 18 U.S.C.

Microsoft Turkish and Moroccan law-enforcement authorities working with the FBI arrested Farid Essebar, 18, of Morocco, and Atilla Ekici, 21, of Turkey for unleasing the Zotob and Mytob worms, which hampered computer operations at more than 100 companies, including news organizations like CNN, The New York Timesand ABC News. The news organizations all use Microsoft software was vulnerable to the worm's attack.

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Laptop Computers On Thursday, Aug. 25, law-enforcement authorities in Morocco and Turkey arrested the individuals believed to be the authors and distributors of the worms, less than two weeks after the worms were unleashed.

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Laptop Computer Microsoft's Internet Crime Investigations Team supported the investigation with law enforcement immediately following the release of the two worms. Microsoft provided technical information and analytical support to the FBI on this case, which was then shared with Moroccan and Turkish authorities.

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Desktop Computer The most visible aspect of the Zotob worm is that it caused some computers running Windows 2000, which did not have security update MS05-039 installed, to automatically restart. More important, the Zotob and Mytob worms infected unprotected computers, making it possible for them to be taken over or hijacked by an unauthorized person.

Notebooks Microsoft officials said the Zotob and Mytob worms have been less damaging than other network worms, in part because more customers have adopted a maintenance mindset to keep their devices safe, such as practicing good security behaviors, including using an Internet firewall, diligently installing security updates, using up-to-date anti-virus software, and using newer and more secure software.

Lenovo According to an FBI spokesperson, Ekici, who went by the online alias Coder, paid Essebar, operating under the name Diabl0, to create Zotob and another worm, called Mytob. Though the FBI would not elaborate as to whether Ekici had further plans in spreading the computer worm or whether there were other viruses that had been created but not unleashed. No motive was given by authorities as to why Ekici had the worms created.

Hard Drive The state news agency in Morocco reported that the motive was financial and that Mr. Essebar acted in league with groups involved in bank card forgery. AXcess News did not authenticate those reports.

Travelstar FBI Cyber Division Assistant Director Louis M. Reigel III said, "In today's world of sophisticated technology, cyber criminals need very few tools to carry out their crimes. With a few strokes on a keyboard and a click of a mouse, malicious computer code can instantly spread across computer networks all over the world causing significant damage and dollar loss."

Gateway Information concerning the worm and its removal can be located on the Microsoft Website at: www.microsoft.com/security/incident/zotob.mspx

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