| Internet failure hits two continents - Click HERE for Original Thread |
| Twigs_Dee |
quote: Originally posted by GOT BOOST
I guess we are safe from spammers for a little while! :D
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast...tage/index.html
Mike
Too bad it didnt knock China off of the WAN... Than we would be VERY safe from spammers for a week or two :D :thumbup: |
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| rexxrally |
| All the Al Qaeda out there, thinking "hmmmmm.....this is a great idea. Why didn't we think of it before?" |
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| midnite |
| Aha years ago when the slammer worm hit, i was telling people who asked that Al qaeda flew a plane into the internet. |
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| AudiInProgress |
quote: Originally posted by midnite
Aha years ago when the slammer worm hit, i was telling people who asked that Al qaeda flew a plane into the internet.
slammer? you mean sasser? |
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| midnite |
| SQL slammer worm in 2003 |
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| REFLUX |
| Wow, this is a huge wake up call for the affected regions....IMO the repairs and improvements made by these countries will put them ahead of Western nations for the long run (assuming Western nations are as reliant as Dubai/Indian on ocean floor cables). |
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| newaccorddriver |
| this goes to show how reliant the society is on the internet now. and 15 years ago, this service was virtually non-existent in most homes |
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