VeriSign Issues Alert on Massive New Worm Targetting SSL Servers

"It would appear as if we are bearing witness to a broad-reaching reconnaissance scan to discover open SSL servers, followed by targeted denial-of-service attacks against some of those servers," Karen McGuirk, media relations specialist for VeriSign. told TechNewsWorld.

An increase in suspicious activity this weekend has Internet security experts bracing for what some analysts warn could be the next big worm attack worldwide. Virus monitors spent this past weekend watching an increased level of activity that experts said could be the start of a Blaster-like attack.

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Published Mon, Apr 19 2004 23:51 by donna
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Tuesday, April 20, 2004 3:06 AM by TrackBack

# "...an attack early next week is likely,"

VeriSign Issues Alert on Massive New Worm Targetting SSL Servers "At this point, we can report that we are seeing a statistical deviation in normal traffic patterns, and we have identified multiple exploits in the wild," said Karen McGuirk, media relation