Bogus E-Mails Contain New \’Sober\’ Worm

CATEGORIES: Design News | Press Editor | November 23, 2005

(Associated Press) Austria’s equivalent of the FBI said Tuesday that it is investigating a flurry of bogus e-mails sent in its name to people in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. The Federal Criminal Investigations Office said the e-mails warn recipients that they are illegally in possession of pirated software, and that the messages contain the computer-crippling "Sober" worm. The agency warned people who receive the e-mails not to open the attachments, and said it has nothing to do with their circulation. An investigation is under way, the agency said. FBI Details

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