In an embarrassing episode that underscores the continued risks associated with sharing online media, Google acknowledged that it inadvertently e-mailed postings to some 50,000 users that contained the Kama Sutra virus. Google said that late Tuesday, three posts to its Google Video Blog group should not have been distributed. Some of those posts may have contained the mass-mailing worm, which is also known as “W32/Kapser.A@mm.”
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Google Apologizes for Virus Distribution
Posted by: Keith Regan November 10, 2006 01:56 PMIn an embarrassing episode that underscores the continued risks associated with sharing online media, Google acknowledged that it inadvertently e-mailed postings to some 50,000 users that contained the Kama Sutra virus. Google said that late Tuesday, three posts to its Google Video Blog group should not have been distributed. Some of those posts may have contained the mass-mailing worm, which is also known as “W32/Kapser.A@mm.”