Danger Will Robinson: CNN reports massive web attack due
 

http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/interne...ack/index.html

This just came in from CNN. Might explain why Microsoft.com was down.

They urged all computer users to d/load a patch from Microsoft to prevent an impending hacker attack but no one can d/load it because Microsoft.com is down.

If this is a related 'pre-attack' to disable Microsoft so that people couldn't d/load the patch it's sinister with a capital S.

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oh jesus

It all boils down to the fact that if you're willing to deal with the consequences, anyone can do anything, if they're determined enough.

Taking down the internet wouldn't be hard, but the risk of getting caught, you'd be fucked if you did.

CNN is on the cutting edge of what is happening on the internet.

I seriously hate watching your American news so much now. They don't even fucking report on what has happened, they just report on something that can happen with no sources or proof to back things up. BIO ATTACK COULD COME, MORE PLANE HIJACKINGS. WEB ATTACK COMING, KILLER MISQUOTOS ARE GOING TO COVER THE US, LIKE THE KILLER BEES.

http://www.apple.com/switch/

http://www.blood-dolls.net/switch.jpg

thx for the article...but seems lacking lots of info regarding the problem itself...

fucking apple morons with their switch posts..

don't you fucking have the common sense to realize that if yours were the predominant OS out there, MAC'S would be the fucking target?

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It's the new "format c:"

http://www.informationweek.com/story...cleID=12808118

Microsoft's outage was:

"the result of a conventional denial-of-service attack and not a software vulnerability being exploited, a Microsoft spokesman says."

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yeah we know that, but that is the benefit of useing a mac

Exactly - isn't this "buffer overflow" problem related to Microsoft Outlook? or all MS machines?

... that is what I though until I bought a powerbook by accident ... you never know until you know ...