Microsoft forms a cybersecurity posse to fight the Conficker/Downadup worm. Microsoft is offering a $250,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the outbreak. Symantec said in the past five days it has seen an average of almost 500,000 infections per day with the worm. The worm won’t be entirely stopped by such tactics; it also includes a peer-to-peer update mechanism. The last time the security community acted in unison like this was during the spring and summer of 2008, when several dozen companies and organizations came together to deal with the.”]
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