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Biotech / Medical : Ligand (LGND) Breakout! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Andrew H who wrote (13218)	1/11/1998 1:08:00 PM
From: Andrew H	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 32384

Here is the story behind the trouble on SI--looks like it is Microsoft's fault: >>Microsoft is scrambling this morning to fix a newly re-opened security hole that can crash any Windows 95 or NT machine connected to the Internet or any other TCP/IP network. The attack, named "bonk" - after the program that unleashes it - is a variant of an earlier security hole that creates a "denial of service" attack and essentially freezes the system. "In terms of what we're doing, we're doing what we always do - which takes any security issue very, very seriously," said Microsoft's Jonathan Roberts, director of product management for Windows. "We're testing this program and working on a fix very actively," he said. << Those of you having trouble getting on SI, try going directly through your web browser rather than the normal path you would take through your ISP provider (especially if it is AOL).