[Am-info] Sobig.F worm could have originated on Usenet

[Fred A. Miller]

"The Sobig.F worm, which is estimated to have infected more than 100,000 
computers and generated tens of millions of e-mails, could have begun life 
disguised as a pornographic picture in a posting to a handful of Usenet 
newsgroups. 

Easynews, a Phoenix-based provider of Usenet access, said it was served by the 
U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) with a subpoena relating to an 
account on its service that had been used to post the worm to Usenet. 
Easynews said it released customer records relating to the account to the FBI 
after receiving a copy of the subpoena on Friday morning."

http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/08/25/HNsobigworm_1.html

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