Internet Security & Warnings

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Clinton e-mail worm attempts to delete filesComputerworld A new "medium-risk" Internet worm called Worm/MyLife.B that displays a cartoon image of former President Clinton is spreading quickly in the wild, according to Medina, Ohio-based antivirus firm Central Command.

Microsoft issues second bulletin on Windows vulnerabilityComputerworld Business users warned against a critical vulnerability that could allow attackers to hijack computers.

ACLU to battle law calling for library Net filteringIDG.net The American Civil Liberties Union is set to argue before a panel of judges Monday that an Internet law that requires libraries to install Net filtering measures on public computers in order to receive some federal funding is unconstitutional and violates citizens' free speech rights.

FBI hints at dismantling NIPCComputerworld A decision by FBI Director Mueller is expected early next week on a plan to dismantle the FBI's cyberthreat warning arm, the National Infrastructure Protection Center, possibly reversing years of progress made toward improving information sharing between the private sector and the government.

Bug-reporting standard proposal pulled from IETFComputerworld The authors of proposed standards on reporting software security holes have withdrawn the document from the Internet's main standards-setting body, the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).