Google IPO overshadowed by MyDoom

LincLinc OwnerDetroit Icrontian
edited July 2004 in Science & Tech
Just as Google was announcing its Initial Public Offering would go for as much as $135 each, it was hit by a new variant of the MyDoom virus.
Reportedly, the virus spread rapidly to several other seach engines as well, causing the sites to be unavailable to users for a short period of time. It used a sneaky new technique to spread itself, scanning search engines for additional e-mail addresses.

By current estimates, at time of IPO, Google will be worth around $36 Billion, the 13th most valuable stock on U.S. Markets.
Submitted by: Camman and GHoosdum


Additional source: <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3930017.stm">BBC News</a>

Source: Money Central

Comments

  • GHoosdumGHoosdum Icrontian
    edited July 2004
    The strange thing is, it was really hard to find a news story about it while searching on Google.
  • LincLinc Owner Detroit Icrontian
    edited July 2004
    I had no problem at all... the story connecting Google and MyDoom specifically is listed on the base news page twice under the first part of the Sci/Tech heading, while news about the Google IPO and MyDoom (articles that don't link the two in the headline) are listed in 3 other places.
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