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Internet Meltdown Predicted for Tomorrow

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the brace-yourself-for-fun-and-excitement dept.

Kobalt writes "A few news services are reporting that Russian computer expert, Aleksandr Gostev from Kaspersky Labs, has predicted that a large chunk of the Internet will be shut down tomorrow by cyber terrorists."

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  1. google..... by Ziak · · Score: 5, Funny

    as long as google dosen't go down we can live on the caches!!!!!

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    1. Re:google..... by Iamthefallen · · Score: 5, Funny

      And just in case it does go down, here's the google cache for it.

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    2. Re:google..... by epsalon · · Score: 5, Funny

      Mirror here

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    3. Re:google..... by j_rhoden · · Score: 5, Funny

      Anyone else find the fact that it still says "Google is not affiliated with the authors of this page nor responsible for its content." on that page amusing?

    4. Re:google..... by L.+VeGas · · Score: 5, Funny

      50% of people are more irritating than the average person.

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    5. Re:google..... by Uber+Banker · · Score: 5, Funny

      Hey... no need to worry, just download the intraweb onto a couple of CDs. I just used PKZIP and managed to fit it only my MP3 player.

  2. Which tomorrow? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Could they be a bit clearer on which TZ they're basing the attack? For me, it's already "tomorrow" in Japan.

    1. Re:Which tomorrow? by ZoneGray · · Score: 5, Funny

      Well, according to the eWeek article, it may or may not be tomorrow, it may or may not be related to cyber-terrorism, it may or may not happen at all, and it may or may not be simply an excuse for a security company to get some free publicity. Other than that, I think the report was as clear as possible.

      I may or may not go harden my servers in preparation.

    2. Re:Which tomorrow? by teeker · · Score: 5, Funny

      it may or may not be tomorrow, it may or may not be related to cyber-terrorism, it may or may not happen at all, and it may or may not be simply an excuse for a security company to get some free publicity.

      Well then, it meets all the requirements.....time to raise the national terror alert to ORANGE! w00t!

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  3. Without the internet by MarkPNeyer · · Score: 5, Funny

    How will I be so productive at work ?

    oh... wait..

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  4. Repent! by focitrixilous+P · · Score: 5, Funny

    Evil bits! There is still time to mend your ways! Repent, evil bits, for the hour of your doom is at hand!

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  5. Re:Care to define that? by shades66 · · Score: 5, Funny

    > Is it someone who makes threats using electronic media?

    no thats the RIAA isn't it?

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  6. In other news... by Westech · · Score: 5, Funny

    Productivity tomorrow is expected to rise to levels not seen since the 1980's.

  7. I don't know about the Internet... by Fnkmaster · · Score: 5, Funny

    But I can predict with 100% certainty that my eyes will meltdown in their sockets if they don't change the IT section color scheme soon.

  8. Some alternate names by sczimme · · Score: 5, Funny


    e-had - a purely electronic holy war

    i-had - much like an e-had, but it's portable

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  9. Of Course They Did by VonGuard · · Score: 5, Funny

    Doesn't XP Service Pack 2 finally make its way onto Windows Auto-update tomorrow?

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  10. Re:Many more SSH login attempts by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    Just me. Sorry. If you would please just reset your root password to something easier to guess, I won't have to keep cluttering up your log so much.

    Thanks in advance!

  11. Re:Ok, so no what? by jewf1sh · · Score: 5, Funny

    Also, why tomorrow?

    Obviously it's because August 26 is Macaulay Culkin's birthday. Everyone knows terrorists are big fans of the Home Alone movies, though not the third one.

  12. Re:Care to define that? by Beryllium+Sphere(tm) · · Score: 5, Funny

    >one mans terrorist is another mans freedom fighter.

    If a fire fighter fights fires, and a crime fighter fights crime, what is a "freedom fighter"?

  13. Re:Another terror alert? by drinkypoo · · Score: 5, Funny

    Kaspersky can't even seem to put together a decent antivirus program. We used to use it at my place of employment - when it originally came out it was quite good, possibly the best scanner for NT. Then it went right in the fucking toilet and became basically unusable. I wouldn't trust this guy to tell me that chili cheese fritos taste good when you're stoned.

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  14. XP SP2 by palndron · · Score: 5, Funny

    Maybe he is referring to the Windows Update release of XP SP2?

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  15. Finally! by mnewton32 · · Score: 5, Funny

    A story on /. that doesn't require you to RTFA! I think the headline on this site contained almost as much information as the linked stories did.

  16. Re:Care to define that? by Hell+O'World · · Score: 5, Funny

    We HAVE to have the term terrorist, we aren't allowed to call everyone who disagrees with us "nazi" anymore.
    And if you don't agree, that's because you are a friggin terro-nazi.

  17. Re:Another terror alert? by slaker · · Score: 5, Funny

    And since I'm now apparently a "troll", I'd like to go on to point out that in the 2004 Presidential Election, Cthulhu is not, in fact, the greatest evil in the running, ancient and all-devouring though he may be.

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  18. ISC got another side by UnderAttack · · Score: 5, Funny

    I like the Internet Storm Center's comment about this "news". From today's
    diary:

    "The ISC would like to go out on a limb and predict that the Internet will not vaporize into a cloud of nothingness this Thursday, but if it does, it's been our pleasure to help stave off its inevitable annihilation this long."

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  19. Re:Brilliant deduction! by jusdisgi · · Score: 5, Funny

    A *RUSSIAN* scientist spreading homeland security propaganda for an *AMERICAN* political party. You really put a lot of thought into that assertion, didn't you?

    One word: outsourcing.

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