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Conficker Worm Strike Reports Start Rolling In

Posted by Soulskill on from the be-on-the-lookout dept.

Nieriko writes "Reports are trickling in about the impact from the Conficker worm, as infected systems passed zero hour at midnight and began downloading additional malicious components. Here are a couple of the more notable incidents caused by Conficker so far, according to published reports: — '... shortly after midnight local time, an ATM in the capital city of Reykjavik began spewing 100-Krona notes. ... A nuclear missile installation near Elmendorf Air force Base outside of Anchorage, Alaska briefly went on a full-scale military alert after technicians manning the bunker suspected that several of their control systems were infected with Conficker.'"

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  1. The damndest thing with these stories today by jollyreaper · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It's so hard to tell which ones are too stupid to be true and so stupid they probably are true.

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  2. Genius by MyLongNickName · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Whoever set this virus up was smart to have things happen on April 1st. I never know if these reports are real or someone is making a joke.

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  3. Re:Non-story by flitty · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Can slashdot PLEASE implement a "-1 Missed the April Fool's Day Joke" Moderation option?

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  4. Re:I think its infected my car. by neomunk · · Score: 5, Insightful

    university-elitist brainwashing...

    Most people call that "learning".

  5. Re:I think its infected my car. by mjhacker · · Score: 5, Insightful

    So conservatives would be okay with a gay couple deciding to get married? Or with decriminalizing marijuana? Or legalizing liquor sales on sundays? What makes the conservatives any less "elitist" for thinking that they can make better decisions for other people? I shouldn't be barred from buying a bottle of wine on Sunday because it might upset a hyper conservative Christian. Or if I was gay, I shouldn't be barred from entering into a simple legally binding contract with another consenting adult who happened to be the same sex. I'd say it's pretty damned "elitist" to make those decisions based on dogmatic values or personal prejudices.