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  • From: "Jim Ray" <jim AT neuse.net>
  • To: "Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/" <internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: RE: [internetworkers] Experts ponder coming Blaster attack
  • Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 18:29:55 -0400

i stocked up on beer just in case.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David R.Matusiak [mailto:dave AT matusiak.org]
> Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 6:16 PM
> To: internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: [internetworkers] Experts ponder coming Blaster attack
>
>
> http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/08/14/HNblasterattack_1.html
>
> "While Internet users and corporations dig out from the havoc
> caused by
> the new W32.Blaster Internet worm, security experts are questioning
> whether a massive denial of service attack from infected machines,
> scheduled for Saturday, will succeed."
>
> "The machines will begin their attack at 12:00 a.m. local time, with
> each infected computer judging the time by consulting its system
> clock... That will create a cascading attack that will cross
> the globe
> as clocks in each time zone roll over to the new day... Once
> launched,
> the attack will continue, unabated, through the end of December, then
> begin again on January 16, 2004..."
> --
>
> Wow. Is your machine hosed? Are you prepared?
>
> HAVE YOU BOUGHT MILK, EGGS, AND CINNAMON YET?!?!?!
>
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