Washington Post and BBC News are reporting on this Windows-based
virus that has wipes out hundreds of thousands of computers.
The Washington Post says, “The virus struck more than 600,000
computers, with particularly severe impact in South Korea and
Turkey, and caused damage estimated in the hundreds of millions of
dollars in wrecked equipment and lost business.”
BBC News writes, “Chernobyl has not been propagated to the same
extent as the recent Melissa virus, which jammed networks with
e-mail, but it has caused far greater damage.”
Incidentally, companies whose systems are based on Linux have
been 100% un-affected by this security breach.
BBC News article (Thanks to Judge for this link.)
Washington Post article