contributed by McIntyre
The media frenzy surrounding the ILOVEYOU or 'Love Bug' virus/worm has resulted in several contradictions within the press. Event the National Bureau of Investigation can't seem to gets its facts straight. Things like names, relationships, and damage estimates would seem to be pretty standard and easy things to report on, or are they? McIntyre takes a look at these questions and more in the latest article in the Buffer Overflow.

Buffer Overflow

contributed by Space Rogue
While based on ILOVEYOU Friendmess.A is different enough to be considered a separate entity and not a variant. After being infected by Friendmess the virus/worm will delete files from the Windows directory including Windows/System and Windows/Temp. While the danger from Friendmess is high it is not spreading as fast as ILOVEYOU.

ZD Net

contributed by ytcracker
YTCracker has been arrested and charged with one count each of computer crime and criminal mischief for defacing the web site of the city of Colorado Springs last October. The two felony charges carry a maximum penalty of two years of juvenile detention.

The Gazette
Attrition.org - Mirrors of YTCrackers Defacements

contributed by William Knowles
Senator Fred Thompson (R-Tennessee) has introduced legislation that would require the federal government to conduct yearly checks of the security of its computer systems and force managers of those systems to prove they are secure. The Government Information Security Act was introduced at the Internet Defense Summit and was been approved the Government Affairs Committee Tuesday.

Wired

contributed by Evil Wench and acopalyse
Janet Reno has announced the creation of The Internet Fraud Complaint Center, a joint venture launched by the FBI and National White Collar Crime Center. The new center will be aimed at providing better coordination among law enforcement agencies in tackling complaints of fraud on the Internet.

Government Executive Magazine
E Commerce Times
Internet Fraud Complaint Center

contributed by Apocalypse Dow
If a Hotmail user clicks on an attachment that contains a Javascript Trojan horse, an attacker can read, send, and delete messages from that person's account. Microsoft said that they would look into the issue a fix if needed.

Wired