I heard that the web was slow today.

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Author: shadow
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Subject: I heard that the web was slow today.
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


-- 
Chris Lewis

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