Conficker hype a 'problem,' says FBI cyber chief

Mainstream media hype leading up to the Conficker worm's April 1 software update may have distracted people from legitimate cyber threats, FBI's head of cyber security said Thursday at the RSA security conference in San Francisco. "For the general public to focus on Conficker -- that's the threat they're worried about -- I think that is actually a bit of a problem for us as a society," said Shawn Henry, assistant director of the FBI's Cyber Division.

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