Virus attacks US Marshals’ computers

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 22, 2009

[ Thanks to Scott
for this link. ]

“The U.S. Marshals confirmed it disconnected from the
Justice Department’s computers as a protective measure after being
hit by the virus; an FBI official said only that that agency was
experiencing similar issues and was working on the problem.

“”We too are evaluating a network issue on our external,
unclassified network that’s affecting several government agencies,”
said FBI spokesman Mike Kortan. He did not elaborate or identify
the other agencies.”

Wow, those sneaky “computer” viruses! Nobody is safe–
ed.


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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