I heard that the web was slow today.

shadow plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
Mon, 27 Jan 2003 14:18:16 -0700


Mike Vanecek wrote:
> Tell me, is there even one major or minor DoS attack on the internet 
> bringing zone servers and mega-networks to their knees that can *not* be 
> traced back to Microsoft exploits? IMHO, It would seem MS weaknesses 
> have cost Internet servers and users billions of dollars collectively, 
> while MS laughs all the way to the bank, totally beyond liability...

I can name at least one:  The Morris Internet Worm

http://www.swiss.ai.mit.edu/6805/articles/morris-worm.html


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Chris Lewis
shadow@digitalnirvana.com
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