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Linux Blamed for DDoS Attacks

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the you-gotta-be-kidding-me dept.

jd writes "In this article, Linux and Solaris were blamed for the DoS attacks. The claim was that rogue code could be inserted onto these systems, causing them to attack other machines. The article also claims that this cannot happen with Windows machines. Microsoft is trying to turn this entire DoS affair into one gigantic media coup. Is it possible it orchestrated the entire thing? " Update: 02/11 07:36 by CT : the article has been pulled due to 'flagrant inaccuracies.'

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  1. Re:Shoddy Reporting by ucblockhead · · Score: 5
    They didn't say the code didn't run on Windows. That would have been correct. What they said was that Windows machines aren't vulnerable to this sort of attack. That's a crock of shit.

    All a Windows version would need is "ActiveX" + "IP Stack" + "Thousands of cable modem and DSL systems managed by unknowledgable users".

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