I came across a link to an article at a zine called GuluFuture about the new "Superworm" they think will storm the net on September 11th. Quite honestly, this may happen, however this article seems a little over the top to me. From the article:
Perhaps not. Maybe Sobig.F was delayed a month so that the imminent Sobig.G release would fall on the 11th September target date.
Therefore the 9/11 Sobig release date is a clear warning of a catastrophic attack on 9-11-'03. The author(s) are hinting of a calamity.
Way to jump to conclusions. Is all of this possible? Yes, I think it is. There are many vulnerable computers with many troublemakers, malcontents, and even terrorists. It doesn't seem to me, though, that this type of an attack would come from the type of groups responsible for 9-11. First of all, they use the internet to communicate, so destroying it wouldn't help them any. Secondly, more focused and terrifying attacks seem to be the modus operani. It wouldn't suprise me to find out they were specifically targeting Pentagon computers, but Microsoft? Terrorists going after Bill Gates is the stuff geek dreams are made of, not 9-11 v2.
Don't get me wrong, I think a super virus is possible, if not inevitable. Having it appear on Thursday, though, seems a little far-fetched to me.
I agree it is possible, even inevitable. I agree it is not related to 9/11. But, all in all these are sick individuals to try and ride a terror wave unmatched by any computer virus. The damage may be catastrophic, but will fade with time...slipping from memory. Everyone has feeling about the bombing of Pearl Harbor, like 9/11. But few remeber the penny rounding scams of the 70's, the 1995 10 Million Dollar Bank Hack, The Captain Crunch Whistle Phone Hack (Phreak), or Captain Zap - The First Hacker Tried as a Felon for hacking AT&T in 1981. Its very sad. These people do this to the world they want to be remembered for. The only thing is if they destroy it, who will remember them. Already I feel I have given too much spotlight to this. I would like to give a muted praise (for insight only) to the Welchia worm. I say this only because it is a new method of antivirus distribution. Of course the Welchia bogged servers and created traffic and problems of its own, but it sheds light on the fact that we can use a hackers own tools against them. Though this method is no where near acceptable, it gives insight into a new revolution in hacking -> the antihacker.