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Code Red Goes The Way Of Y2K

beanerspace writes: "In spite of Michael Hyatt-like hype, the Washington Post now reports that the 8pm EST deadline for the Code Red worm came and went without grinding the internet to a halt. Darn, I was sorta hoping it would so I could take the day off and go fishing." Why is it that Code Red gets the trumpets and klaxons, while Sircam continues to spread private documents(!) with considerably less attention? Update: 08/01 03:41 PM by T : On the other hand, incidents.org's graph shows a different picture of Code Red's progress, as several readers have pointed out. That's a pretty little curve there, isn't it?

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  1. No one is talking about SirCam by wiredog · · Score: 5, Funny

    Because we, and the press, like getting all those juicy documents from Senator X, Company Y, and Miss (or Mr) Hot Pants in Marketing at BigCorp Intl. If we started raising hell about SirCam, the flow would dry up and we'd have to go back to work.