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Re: [LUG] SQL attacks



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On Sunday 26 January 2003 1:04 pm, David Batho wrote:
> After last nights major MS SQL attacks around the globe.
>
> Microsoft Website for article.

from the website:

"At approximately 12:30 A.M. Pacific time Saturday, January 25, Microsoft 
became aware of an Internet attack causing a dramatic increase in network 
traffic worldwide"

'dramatic'?  surely they mean 'line speed'? 'increase'?  don't they mean 'kill 
40% of the internet'?

For once though, microsoft are not to blame for this.  just for once ;)

This just shows what happens when you let windows administrators out into the 
wild.  It should be made illegal to run a windows server unless you have a 
major clue!

> DOS attack
>
> Does anyone know if it effects Mysql?

no, it doesn't.  only MS-SQL.

 ~ Theo

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Theo Zourzouvillys
<theo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
<http://theo.me.uk/>




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