Is a Major Internet Security Breach in the Works?

Yesterday, the Guardian had an article describing a growing concern amongst internet security people that a widely distributed, but so far harmless, email worm will one day create havoc on the web. Known as 'the Storm', it has been estimated that the program has infected between one million and fifty million PCs around the world.

Since the virus has caused no damage so far and operates completely unnoticed on infected computers, it has been difficult for experts to stem the spread. The fear is that the virus is building a network of infected computers that can one day be used by the creator to launch attacks that will shutdown the web as we know it.