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[ NNSquad ] How a grad student trying to build the first botnet brought the Internet [sic] to its knees
How a grad student trying to build the first botnet brought the
Internet [sic] to its knees
http://j.mp/16sIqZF (Washington Post)
On November 3, 1988, 25 years ago this Sunday, people woke up to find
the Internet had changed forever. The night before, someone had
released a malevolent computer program on the fledgling computer
network. By morning, thousands of computers had become clogged with
numerous copies of a computer "worm," a program that spread from
computer to computer much like a biological infection.
- - -
I remember this day in 1988 very well. But really, this was an ARPANET
worm at that time, and I'm disappointed to see that ARPANET was not
mentioned even once in this story. A bit of sloppiness by the Post,
at the least.
--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info
Founder:
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