Possible Internet Attack could be any day now

Is Your IE up to date? US Govt. Alert sent out

[Web Footed Newbie]

To keep with the terms of service, here's a summary:

A US alert was distributed Thursday among US Govt. agencies warning of a "widespread scanning and explotation" of computers by hackers.

The Homeland Security Dept. watching the brewing hacker activity as a warning sign. The unusual alert issued said it could cause a "significant impact" on the internet.

Experts advised Internet Explorer users to download the latest patch at Microsoft, offered since July 16.

Hope that helps,
Web Footed Newbie August 1, 2003

[martinibuster]

Politics aside, it sounds fishy when an agency that's been reported to have been granted sweeping powers [wired.com] to monitor Americans citizens, is investing $1.3 billion in Silicon Valley, so on and so on... gets in the business of issuing patch warnings, man, that's just weird.