Pentecost worm unleashed on computer networks: the Cyber Attack Scenario: silent killers wreak havoc on the Fortune 1000. Databases are corrupted in the blink of an eye causing mayhem for corporate managers.(Top 10 risks: cyber attack)

From: Risk & Insurance | Date: April 15, 2004| Author: Coburn, Andrew | Copyright information

The Hypothetical Scenario:

The computer network bug that comes to be known as the Pentecost worm is first publicized in a red alert on IT security Web sites Monday, May 31, 2004. The public first becomes aware of it through garbled e-mails between major companies and their customers, particularly those confirming automated transactions. But this virus has been alive for as long as three months, though few people recognized its seriousness.

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