Federal Offices Shut Down Computers After Malware Attack
Aaron Wilmot
May 27, 2009
The FBI and the U.S. Marshals office had to shut down their office and were without email or Internet service while technicians confirmed and destroyed a malware infection in the systems.
According to spokesperson Nikki Credic the IT administrators confirmed the computers was infected and proceeded to update their anti virus software and then pushed the updates through the networks.
The IT administrators stated the attack did not breach any sensitive information in the FBI or U.S. Marshal´s systems. There have been reports that the malware attack could have been the Neeris worm, which has been around since 2005. the worm spreads on the Windows Autorun and is able to spread on systems that are not up to date on their patches.
According to Derek Manky the project manager of Fortinet cybersecurity and research, stated that Neeris could contain a malicious code that would enable remote hackers to take control of the infected system. They would then be able to steal personal or financial information and could have affected the sensitive data on these two computer systems. By the way, if you spend a lot of time on the computer and need some new office chairs then you should take into account the ergonomic aspects of the office chairs, as this is a very important consideration.
According to spokesperson Nikki Credic the IT administrators confirmed the computers was infected and proceeded to update their anti virus software and then pushed the updates through the networks.
The IT administrators stated the attack did not breach any sensitive information in the FBI or U.S. Marshal´s systems. There have been reports that the malware attack could have been the Neeris worm, which has been around since 2005. the worm spreads on the Windows Autorun and is able to spread on systems that are not up to date on their patches.
According to Derek Manky the project manager of Fortinet cybersecurity and research, stated that Neeris could contain a malicious code that would enable remote hackers to take control of the infected system. They would then be able to steal personal or financial information and could have affected the sensitive data on these two computer systems. By the way, if you spend a lot of time on the computer and need some new office chairs then you should take into account the ergonomic aspects of the office chairs, as this is a very important consideration.