Subject: More about the worm
From: Mike Barsalou (mbarsalou@aidea.org)
Date: Wed Jan 29 2003 - 09:17:19 AKST
I thought this was especially interesting .....look for references to
Microsoft being hit by the worm themselves.
January 28, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, - Internet worm infects state's big
businesses. The
latest Internet worm struck Washington state's leading businesses,
disrupting thousands of
Washington Mutual Inc. automated teller machines, infecting The Boeing Co.
and even
invading Microsoft Corp.'s own operations. Around Seattle, the worm created
some of the
greatest problems and consumer headaches yesterday at Washington Mutual,
where
customers were unable to pay certain bills online, transfer funds over the
telephone or
even withdraw cash from bank machines. Consumers likely felt the greatest
pinch at
financial institutions. Nationwide, up to 2,000 Washington Mutual ATMs were
affected at any
one time, bank spokeswoman Libby Hutchinson said yesterday. On Queen Anne
Hill, one
ATM screen stated: "Sorry, I'm out of commission right now." The savings and
loan said it
hoped to have its services fully operational Wednesday morning, adding that
it concluded
the worm didn't violate private customer data. On Tuesday, customers were
able to visit
branches to get cash and perform other banking transactions, Hutchinson
said.
Washington Mutual was far from alone, as the attack crippled some sensitive
corporate and
government systems far more seriously than many experts believed possible.
Pillars of the
financial community, such as American Express Co. and Bank of America Corp.,
also faced
problems. Not all banks suffered, however. KeyBank and Wells Fargo &Co. were
among the
financial institutions that reported no problems
Source: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/106129_worm28.shtml
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