Vmyths explains how some comments at a press conference by a Russian anti-virus exec turned into a Death of Internet predicted story, in which Islamist cyberterrorists were going to take the 'Net down yesterday:
... It appeared MosNews derived their story from a newswire published by Lenta.ru, which may have derived their own story from a Novosti newswire. In other words, it was hand-me-down news, and this is a systemic problem in computer security. Reporters will often quote each others' stories as their main sources of information. ... Unfortunately, the global media harbors a serious fetish for "end of the Internet" stories. Some news organizations around the world fell for the "Internet Terrorist Attack" story -- but many other reporters displayed a healthy dose of skepticism.Back to Compendium
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