-- more on -- Computer virus shuts down CSXT rail system & part of Amtrak

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

> Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 18:56:32 -0400
> From: Rich Kulawiec <rsk () gsp org>
> Subject: Re: [IP] Computer virus shuts down CSXT rail system & part of Amtrak
> To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
> Cc: Richard Jay Solomon <rsolomon () dsl cis upenn edu>
>
>
> > >>Computer Virus Blamed in Temporary Shutdown of CSX Rail System
>
> Rewritten to include very important fact that's often missing
> from these stories:
>
>         Microsoft Virus Blamed in Temporary Shutdown of CSX Rail System
>
> While such things aren't unknown on 'nix systems, they're several orders
> of magnitude rarer and usually only result in hijacking of a subsystem
> rather than subversion of the entire OS.
>
> ---Rsk

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