CODE RED SHUTS U.S. MILITARY WEB SITES The U.S. military shut down its public Websites on Monday to ensure that they are protected against the "Code Red" computer virus. The virus displays the slogan "Hacked by Chinese!" on infected Internet sites. Pentagon intelligence officials suspect the virus was developed by a Chinese Army hacker unit formed recently by the People's Liberation Army (PLA). According to DOD spokeswoman Lt. Col. Catherine Abbott, "most DOD Web sites will not be accessible by the public until this worm no longer poses any threat to DOD networks. CHINESE NET COMPANY KICKED OFF NASDAQ NetEase.com, listed as NTESE on the NASDAQ, the Chinese Internet portal confirmed that it faces a possible halt to trading of its shares on the U.S. stock market for failing to turn in its annual report. According to a technology analyst with Credit Suisse First Boston in Hong Kong, NTESE's failure is not going over well in Asia. "There are enough risks investing in China to begin with. You want full and timely disclosure on the part of management. CARNIVORE IN THE SPOTLIGHT The U.S. House of Representatives passed an amendment offered by Congressman Bob Barr (GA-7), requiring the Justice Department to disclose how it uses the FBI Carnivore surveillance system. Carnivore is an FBI developed eavesdropping mechanism designed to monitor Internet traffic. Barr's amendment, which was offered to address citizens' growing privacy concerns, passed as part of the annual Department of Justice appropriations bill. The Barr Amendment directs the Attorney General to provide a report at the end of Fiscal Years 2001 and 2002 to the Congress, forcing the FBI to reveal the scope of the Carnivore program. Barr's requirements include how many times Carnivore has been approved for use, who reviewed surveillance requests, and the criteria used to approve requests. **************************************************************** Pcyphered SIGNATURE: 57967F3D494813C814E19D69B5B532B4FAAF2480F3F11BA5A4BB6704FD8E94C8 0C9140EBC82F242358536A8FBB82DE01D4C75ED189FC49E987992B92968F5534 CDBFA4F038A274DB **************************************************************** OFFICIAL SOFTWAR COMMUNICATION VERIFIED BY DIGITAL SIGNATURE SOFTWAR EMAIL NEWSLETTER COPYRIGHT (C) 2001 SOFTWAR INC. 07/24/01 TO UNSUBSCRIBE REPLY WITH UNSUBSCRIBE AS SUBJECT
