[thelist] RE: [OT] {TIP} blaster worm punishment

Jay Blanchard jay.blanchard at niicommunications.com
Tue Feb 1 07:04:41 CST 2005


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How many PCs did he damage or destroy?
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None. No hardware was physically damaged AFAIK by the release of the
worm. No lives were lost as a direct result. The systems that were
invaded suffered software problems, but were all capable of being
restored. No doubt that it costs time and money. See my previous posts
about automobile recalls.

Please take this to another list, like thechat, where it is more
appropriate. Gosh! (channeling Napoleon Dynamite)

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