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This is one of my favorite nuggets in the digest, it's from November 1988. It's Clifford Stoll writing at 3:45 am about his discovery of the Morris Worm. The
by joezydeco 11y ago
This is one of my favorite nuggets in the digest, it's from November 1988. It's Clifford Stoll writing at 3:45 am about his discovery of the Morris Worm. The Morris Worm was literally the first internet virus captured in the wild.
http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Risks/7.69.html#subj1 http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Risks/7.69.html#subj1
Warning - this one email will lead you to multiple rabbit holes (Stoll, The Cuckoo's Egg, Robert Morris, etc).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifford_Stoll https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifford_Stoll
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_worm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_worm
- randlet 11y agoThe Cuckoo's Egg is a really fun read!