Huge attack on WordPress sites could spawn never-before-seen super botnet
• http://arstechnica.com, by Dan GoodinOngoing attack from >90,000 computers is creating a strain on Web hosts, too.
Ongoing attack from >90,000 computers is creating a strain on Web hosts, too.

This is one of the MAJOR dangers to Bitcoin... to the blockchain. If a Stuxnet style virus is designed to attack the Bitcoin blockchain wherever it is found, it just might become corrupted. Then anyone could counterfeit Bitcoins to the desire of their hearts, and it would become totally useless.