Flaw Could Cripple Entire Net

KingFishKingFish
edited April 2004 in Science & Tech
Researchers found a serious security flaw that left core Internet technology vulnerable to hackers, prompting a secretive effort by international governments and industry experts in recent weeks to prevent global disruptions of Web surfing, e-mails and instant messages.
Experts said the flaw, disclosed Tuesday by the British government, affects the underlying technology for nearly all Internet traffic. Left unaddressed, they said, it could allow hackers to knock computers offline and broadly disrupt vital traffic-directing devices, called routers, that coordinate the flow of data among distant groups of computers.
Source: Wired

Comments

  • mmonninmmonnin Centreville, VA
    edited April 2004
    Why dont they just tell the hackers how to do it while they are at it. Just fix it, dont announce it.
  • KingFishKingFish
    edited April 2004
    I second that one.

    KingFish
  • CycloniteCyclonite Tampa, Florida Icrontian
    edited April 2004
    Agreed. I never understood why someone would announce something of this nature.
  • mmonninmmonnin Centreville, VA
    edited April 2004
    Same thing goes for the economy. If they say the economy is slowing its only going to slow more because people are going to sell their stocks and not buy as much. Its stupid. There are too many analysts in this world!
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