The FBI Could Cut Your Internet Access in Four Day

The FBI Could Cut Your Internet Access in Four Days (Here’s How to Prevent It)


The problem began when international hackers ran an online advertising scam to take control of more than 570,000 infected computers around the world. When the FBI went in to take down the hackers late last year, agents realized that if they turned off the malicious servers being used to control the computers, all the victims would lose their Internet service.

In a highly unusual move, the FBI set up a safety net. They brought in a private company to install two clean Internet servers to take over for the malicious servers so that people would not suddenly lose their Internet.

But that temporary system will be shut down at 12:01 a.m. EDT Monday, July 9.

Most victims don’t even know their computers have been infected, although the malicious software probably has slowed their Web surfing and disabled their antivirus software, making their machines more vulnerable to other problems.

But popular social networking sites and Internet providers have gotten more involved, reaching out to computer users to warn of the problem.

highly suspicious ....... the FBI has no business 'services' like this

they are Law Enforcement .... when the lusers lose internet access they might BUY a Clue there was a problem

[RPMDAD]

Originally Posted by EmptyTimCup

highly suspicious ....... the FBI has no business 'services' like this

they are Law Enforcement .... when the lusers lose internet access they might BUY a Clue there was a problem

ETC, just as an FYI, here are some other links discussing that. Looks like time will tell if it is true or not.

Losing Internet in July?

Malware may knock thousands off Internet on Monday

[somdfunguy]

As I said in the other thread, it's about time. They should have never set up the servers to begin with.

[somdfunguy]

Damn ISPs stepped in and set up their own DNS redirects.