Should M$ be held financially responsible for damaging the national infrastructure? - GoFuckYourself.com

MrPopup · 08-21-2003, 02:02 PM

Xbox = Good

Windows = Bad?

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Microsoft Worm Crashes Nuclear Plant
http://www.securityfocus.com/news/6767
- The Slammer worm penetrated a private computer network at Ohio's Davis-Besse nuclear power plant in January and disabled a safety monitoring system for nearly five hours, despite a belief by plant personnel that the network was protected by a firewall, SecurityFocus has learned.

Virus shuts down passenger and freight train traffic
http://www.csx.com/?fuseaction=compa...2&news_year=-1
- CSX Transportation's (CSXT) information technology systems experienced significant slowdowns early today after a computer virus infected the network. The cause was believed to be a worm virus similar to those that have infected the systems of other major companies and agencies in recent days.

SoBig worm not slowing down yet
- NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Businesses and other computer users haven't seen the worst of the SoBig worm, which may have caused an estimated $50 million in damage already, computer security experts said Thursday.

http://money.cnn.com/2003/08/21/tech...ex.htm?cnn=yes

bringer · 08-21-2003, 02:07 PM

they should, but who is going to pursue them?
good luck if you wanna try

Lane · 08-21-2003, 02:11 PM

they cant possible pay up for the whole damage.

and taking down such company would hurt the economy to a much greater extend

GFED · 08-21-2003, 02:13 PM

What about the recent blackouts? Weren't they because of M$ too?

freeadultcontent · 08-21-2003, 02:18 PM

Companies should hire proficient IT people, screw blaming someone else.

american pervert · 08-21-2003, 02:39 PM

should ford be held responsible if someone decides to use their trucks to drive over a school yard full of kids?

are gun makers resposible when criminals go on killing sprees?

nope.... just b/c they make made it and someone misuses it, doesn't mean its their fault. shit, lets start suing lumber companies for paper cuts, those bastards

bringer · 08-21-2003, 02:53 PM

wonder how many did this and what it cost to fix

08-21-2003, 02:02 PM	#1
MrPopup Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: on the internet Posts: 3,783	Should M$ be held financially responsible for damaging the national infrastructure? Xbox = Good Windows = Bad? *************** <b>Microsoft Worm Crashes Nuclear Plant</b> http://www.securityfocus.com/news/6767 - The Slammer worm penetrated a private computer network at Ohio's Davis-Besse nuclear power plant in January and disabled a safety monitoring system for nearly five hours, despite a belief by plant personnel that the network was protected by a firewall, SecurityFocus has learned. <b>Virus shuts down passenger and freight train traffic</b> http://www.csx.com/?fuseaction=compa...2&news_year=-1 - CSX Transportation's (CSXT) information technology systems experienced significant slowdowns early today after a computer virus infected the network. The cause was believed to be a worm virus similar to those that have infected the systems of other major companies and agencies in recent days. <b>SoBig worm not slowing down yet</b> - NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Businesses and other computer users haven't seen the worst of the SoBig worm, which may have caused an estimated $50 million in damage already, computer security experts said Thursday. http://money.cnn.com/2003/08/21/tech...ex.htm?cnn=yes __________________ <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" border="1" bgcolor="#008000"><tr><td><font size=3>Gone</font></td></tr></table>

08-21-2003, 02:07 PM	#2
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08-21-2003, 02:11 PM	#3
Lane Will code for food... Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Buckeye, AZ Posts: 8,496	they cant possible pay up for the whole damage. and taking down such company would hurt the economy to a much greater extend __________________

08-21-2003, 02:13 PM	#4
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08-21-2003, 02:18 PM	#5
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08-21-2003, 02:39 PM	#6
american pervert Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,830	should ford be held responsible if someone decides to use their trucks to drive over a school yard full of kids? are gun makers resposible when criminals go on killing sprees? nope.... just b/c they make made it and someone misuses it, doesn't mean its their fault. shit, lets start suing lumber companies for paper cuts, those bastards __________________ I can resist everything except temptation

08-21-2003, 02:53 PM	#7
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