Not much of an "attack" for all the hype. More like a foolish stunt. It seems they used ICMP echo. It might have been done to call attention to the fact that the once-distributed internet is now more like a bus than a network, and vulnerable to real disruption. Or by some nefarious organization as a probe in preparation for an actual attack. Or an accident. Or a broken router. Further info: http://online.securityfocus.com/news/1400 http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/27738.html > -----Original Message----- > From: Denys Beauchemin [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 7:17 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: The Internet under attack > > > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A828-2002Oct22.html > > > > Denys... > > * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * > * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html * > * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *
