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Code Red: Worm Assault on the Web
On October 21, 2002, hackers waged one of the most sophisticated cyber-attacks yet. The Code Red worm tried to bring down the Net last year using a similar strategy
On October 21, 2002, hackers waged one of the most sophisticated cyber-attacks yet. The Code Red worm tried to bring down the Net last year using a similar strategy
Could the Internet crash? This summer's Code Red attacks could foreshadow destructive cyberwarfare between hacker groups or between governments
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