[ale] OT: sasser scares bank and shuts down UK Coastguard

[esoteric at 3times25.net (Geoffrey)]

"HELSINKI (AFP) - Sampo, Finland's third largest bank, closed its 130 
branch offices across the country to prevent the Sasser Internet worm 
from infecting its systems."

How pathetic.

http://tinyurl.com/25at7

Also:

"Sasser Worm Takes Down UK's Coastguard"

http://tinyurl.com/yrjw6

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