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*** Officials warn of Internet threat

WASHINGTON (AP) - In an unprecedented show of force against an

extremely virulent Internet attack, government and private officials

on Monday will implore worldwide organizations to protect themselves

from the " Code Red " worm. Representatives from the White House, FBI,

Microsoft and others have decided to take the step in the face of

one of the largest ever dangers to the Internet. The worm, similar

to a virus, could cause widespread slowdowns and sporadic outages.

Along with posting various warnings on their Web sites, government

officials and representatives from Microsoft were holding a news

conference Monday afternoon to publicize their efforts. The

government routinely works with private companies to issue warnings

about new hack attacks and viruses, but never before have they made

such a high-profile stand.

Full article at: http://www.infobeat.com/fullArticle?article=410564535

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