"I can easily imagine that something like that could have happened, " said Mr Cluley.
But Mr Cluley questioned whether Microsoft was best placed to recommend such security measures.
Cluley said there may be a connection between the creators of Sasser and Netsky.
Graham Cluley, senior researcher at hi-tech security firm Sophos, wondered who would be tempted to use it.
"It really preys on paranoia about the Sasser worm, " said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant for Sophos.
Mr Cluley warned that its followers could potentially be led into mounting a major hack under false pretences.
"The reason Anonymous fell victim is probably human weakness, " said Graham Cluley, senior consultant at security firm Sophos.
According to Graham Cluley, an underground proof-of-concept code has already been released.
"As a general rule this can happen to anyone, " said Mr Cluley.
With hundreds of new worms and viruses created each month, these automated programs for PCs can be effective, Cluley said.
"If your printer seems possessed by some kind of phantom then you probably have the Bugbear virus, " said Mr Cluley.
The biggest danger, Cluley says, is poor password security on iPad devices which unfortunately for Apple, is also out of its control.
Analyst Graham Cluley of Sophos Security said it's unclear how devastating Teso's find would be if unleashed on an actual airplane.
Graham Cluley, of Web security firm Sophos, warns that if such a scam spreads, it could encompass more than just blackmail.
Analyst Graham Cluley of Sophos Security said it's unclear how devastating Teso's find would be if unleashed on an airplane in flight.
Anonymous's informal structure increases the chances that rogue elements can initiate action without widespread support, said Graham Cluley, of security firm Sophos.
"Whether they were the same exploits as the ones that hit Apple is a little bit unclear, " Mr Cluley told the BBC.
However, Mr Cluley admitted that the site may not have been hacked at all and the post may have been made by a disgruntled employee.
Cluley says a personal firewall should be installed by home broadband users.
In the past, Microsoft has issued patches to fix patches, Cluley said.
"By hitting one of the biggest blogs in the world, these hackers are aiming high, " said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant for Sophos.
Mr Cluley speculated that the NYT threw out the machines to reassure partners, employees and others that the intrusion had been dealt with.
BBC: How the New York Times cleaned house after its hack attack
Graham Cluley, senior technical consultant at anti-virus company Sophos, said often companies are hit by viruses before it knows about them and has a cure available.
Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at computer security firm Sophos told CNN it was unlikely the attacker intended to cripple Twitter, or to cause widespread disruption.
Cluley wrote that this is a service Evernote is likely using to track how many of its users changed their passwords and says not to worry.
"No one else has had an opportunity to test this researcher's claims as he has, thankfully, kept secret details of the vulnerabilities he was able to exploit, " Cluley said.
"It will infect your computer and then choose a different name from your address book to send itself on to your contacts, " said Graham Cluley from anti-virus firm Sophos.
Sophos Security analyst Graham Cluley said in a blog post that it remains unclear how long the hackers had access to Evernote and how they managed to get in.
Cluley said Thursday's attacks started with a spamming campaign, called a "joejob, " which is designed to tar a victim's online reputation by appearing to be the source of a wave of spam.
"From the sound of things, this researcher has got himself a lot of media attention, but still believes in responsible disclosure, rather than potentially putting aircraft and passengers at risk, " Cluley said.
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