From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2003 19:41:59 +0700 From: Pyatnitskich Evgeniy To: community@altlinux.ru Subject: Re: [Comm] [JT] Fwd: Blaster / Power Outage Follow up Message-ID: <20030905124159.GA2298@nm.ru> Mail-Followup-To: Pyatnitskich Evgeniy , community@altlinux.ru, linux-list@linux.kiev.ua References: <20030904165833.GO25190@osdn.org.ua> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=koi8-r Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <20030904165833.GO25190@osdn.org.ua> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Cc: linux-list@linux.kiev.ua X-BeenThere: community@altlinux.ru X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 Precedence: list Reply-To: community@altlinux.ru List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2003 17:00:46 -0000 Archived-At: List-Archive: List-Post: On Thu, Sep 04, 2003 at 07:58:33PM +0300, Michael Shigorin wrote: > --MSBlast's Effect on the Blackout > (29 August 2003) > The MSBlast worm apparently slowed some communications lines that > connect data centers used to manage the power grid, abetting the > "cascading effect" of the blackout that hit the north-east, mid-west > and parts of Canada last month. The worm didn't harm the systems, but > did slow down the speed at which networks communicated. A Bush > administration advisor said that the worm also "hampered efforts to ... > restore power in a timely manner." > http://www.computerworld.com/printthis/2003/0,4814,84510,00.html > > Correct after all, this is the second admission of blaster > affecting the power systems, one from the Bush administration and one > from First Energy. Неужели компьютеры, управляющие электроэнергией в Канаде, cидят под ОС Windows 2000/XP ? :)) -- ---Regards, P.E.M. ---