CNN network hit by Rinbot worm
Turner Broadcasting System, which owns CNN, has been hit by a worm that could have been detected if the company had updated its antivirus software.
According to Symantec's website, the Rinbot worm opens a back door in affected networks and connects to an IRC server, allowing an attacker to send commands to the server.
The worm spreads using known vulnerabilities in Windows software, including a flaw in Symantec's antivirus software which the security company has patched. "Only CNN can know what really happened inside its organisation," Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos, told vnunet.com.
"We do know that Delbot, also known as Rinbot, exploits a vulnerability in Symantec's security software, and it is possible that this was a factor in the media company becoming infected."
