I read something about this a while back in another story. I think the malware involved only targeted people with certain Internet Service Providers, mainly the largest ones out there. I personally use one of the slightly smaller places, so it didn't impact me. I checked my computer just to be safe, of course.

It probably was being blown out of proportion to some degree, but I'm sure there were some folks who put off upgrades and maintenance that were affected somewhere. It could be like Y2K, with awareness being raised enough that steps were taken to prevent any real problems from occurring.