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To: g_m10 who wrote (663)	11/30/1998 8:39:00 PM
From: g_m10	Read Replies (3) of 2615

Worm strikes Linux ...The problem was identified in June by the Computer Emergency Response Team at Carnegie Mellon University. Red Hat, as well as other vendors, posted software fixes, but not everyone was aware of the breach; some didn't patch their operating software. Now, hackers are using the weakness to perpetuate the worm program. The program quietly takes over key components of the root, or central, program and uses the host computer to probe and attack other networks without the systems administrator's knowledge.... www8.zdnet.com

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