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Attack on Iraq Will Lead to Virus Attack According to HackerIslamic Cleric With Ties to Bin Laden Predicts Cyberattacks Against WestEurope Online and BT Broadcast Services Team UpKVH Intros High-Speed Internet For Europe |
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Attack on Iraq Will Lead to Virus Attack According to HackerMelhacker, a Malaysian virus writer who is sympathetic to the cause of the al-Qaeda terrorist group, told Computerworld he will launch a triple-threat worm if the U.S. attacks Iraq. The hacker says he has developed and tested a "three-in-one" megaworm code-named Scezda that combines features from the well-known SirCam, Klez and Nimda worms. Melhacker, who is believed to be Vladimir Chamlkovic, claims he has ties to Russian and Pakistani virus writers. Islamic Cleric With Ties to Bin Laden Predicts Cyberattacks Against WestA fundamentalist Islamic cleric with ties to al Qaeda claims that radical Muslim groups are planning to employ cyberattacks to disrupt the economies of the West. Europe Online and BT Broadcast Services Team UpEurope Online has entered into an agreement with BT Broadcast Services to build a broadband Internet, DSL and multi-media services for the consumer market. BT is looking to expand its offering of broadband services and create a media-enabled network, company officials explained. Under the terms of the agreement, both parties will pool their past, present and future work to bring affordable broadband Internet, DSL, and multimedia services to the development of the broadband digital converged market. The services would be used either on a personal computer or a television. BT Broadcast will make available satellite capacity and up- linking/infrastructure services to the joint BT Broadcast/Europe Online market, Europe Online officials said. KVH Intros High-Speed Internet For EuropeKVH Industries introduced its new TracNet 2.0 Mobile High-speed Internet System which provides seamless, two-way Internet access throughout Europe by combining broadband Internet-via-satellite downloads and a wireless return path. "TracNet 2.0 is a powerful link to the Internet, e-mail, and company intranets thanks to Internet data delivered by high-powered satellite downloads, built-in networking capabilities, and extremely broad coverage areas," explained Mads Bjerre-Petersen, managing director of KVH Europe A/S. |
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