There are a lot of articles from this worm over the weekend. here is an interesting quote from one of them:
For those who missed the fun here is the initial bugtraq post:
http://online.securityfocus.com/arch...4/2003-01-30/0
Quite a few of us were online chatting when this started to take notice... it was quite an interesting ride.
Other threads on SecurityFocus:
Latest computer worm exposes reactionary nature to security flaws
http://online.securityfocus.com/news/2150
Internet traffic broadly affected by electronic attack
http://online.securityfocus.com/news/2141
Internet worm causes limited disruptions Monday; thousands of computers affected over weekend
http://online.securityfocus.com/news/2165
On Saturday, the spread of the worm was so severe that the majority of Bank of America's 13,000 automatic teller machines "were unable to process customer transactions", the
Washington Post reports. The paper quotes the bank saying it was able to restore services on Saturday evening but a Seattle-based Reg reader tells us he was "unable to make a deposit to my Bank of America Account on Sunday at about noon Pacific time".
John Leyden - http://online.securityfocus.com/news/2164
Washington Post reports. The paper quotes the bank saying it was able to restore services on Saturday evening but a Seattle-based Reg reader tells us he was "unable to make a deposit to my Bank of America Account on Sunday at about noon Pacific time".
John Leyden - http://online.securityfocus.com/news/2164
http://online.securityfocus.com/arch...4/2003-01-30/0
Quite a few of us were online chatting when this started to take notice... it was quite an interesting ride.
Other threads on SecurityFocus:
Latest computer worm exposes reactionary nature to security flaws
http://online.securityfocus.com/news/2150
Internet traffic broadly affected by electronic attack
http://online.securityfocus.com/news/2141
Internet worm causes limited disruptions Monday; thousands of computers affected over weekend
http://online.securityfocus.com/news/2165
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