Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on September 05, 2003 01:08 AM
> Did the Northeast power outage really start due to a safety system network getting hit with Slammer?
No, that hasn't been proven. The January event (as described by the above poster, and mentioned in the article) and the blackout were two separate incidents.
But Windows has not been ruled out in the blackout. The timing of the recent viruses/worms and the blackout, plus the mystery of the safety mechanisms that failed to operate as they normally do, strikes some people as a suspicious coincidence.
Of course, even if it was Windows, we may never hear about it. I wouldn't be surprised if, at the urging of certain well paid (and well connected) government representatives, the underlying cause is kept secret "for reasons of national security."
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Re:Speculation?
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on September 05, 2003 01:08 AMNo, that hasn't been proven. The January event (as described by the above poster, and mentioned in the article) and the blackout were two separate incidents.
But Windows has not been ruled out in the blackout. The timing of the recent viruses/worms and the blackout, plus the mystery of the safety mechanisms that failed to operate as they normally do, strikes some people as a suspicious coincidence.
Of course, even if it was Windows, we may never hear about it. I wouldn't be surprised if, at the urging of certain well paid (and well connected) government representatives, the underlying cause is kept secret "for reasons of national security."
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