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U.S. warns of possible al-Qaida cyber attack on U.S. financial institutions
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U.S. warns of possible al-Qaida cyber attack
NBC News: Officials downplay chance of attack on U.S. financial institutions
Updated: 5:54 p.m. MT Nov 30, 2006
WASHINGTON - The U.S. government has notified U.S. private financial services of a call by the al-Qaida terrorist network for a cyber attack against U.S. online stock trading and banking Web sites beginning Friday, officials said.
Almost immediately, however, other officials downplayed the risk of any danger to U.S. financial institutions.
NBC News' Pete Williams reported that a unit of the Homeland Security Department sent out an advisory to banks, saying that a jihadist Web site posted an “aspirational” item, which said it would be a good thing to carry out cyber attacks on the U.S. financial industry to retaliate for abuses at the Guantanamo Bay prison facility.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15975889/
But there's no need to fear.
After all, Nazi Germany in 1938 had big battleships and tanks. The islamists only have an Apple computer. 
But then again maybe they ARE trying to use the FEAR of cyber attack to disrupt American business.
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I thought Microsoft was doing it--evidently Vista was released today.
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Originally Posted by Ron Goodman 
I thought Microsoft was doing it--evidently Vista was released today.
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And for this weeks topic of fear...
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I like my water with hops, malt, hops, yeast, and hops.
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Originally Posted by Rumor
And for this weeks topic of fear...
I must say that you may have a point.
If they continue to raise alarms the time MAY come when we no longer pay attention and then they might shout the equivalent of, "GOTCHA!"
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Originally Posted by marden
I must say that you may have a point.
If they continue to raise alarms the time MAY come when we no longer pay attention and then they might shout the equivalent of, "GOTCHA!"
My irony meter just pegged!!
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Originally Posted by Ron Goodman
My irony meter just pegged!!
We aim to peg, er please. 
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Originally Posted by Rumor
And for this days topic of fear...
Fixination.
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