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jasonlane

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US Blackout probably caused by M$
« on: 5 September 2003, 15:24 »
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« Reply #1 on: 5 September 2003, 15:47 »
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Two questions seemingly haven't been answered yet: (1) Were any of those FirstEnergy networks connected to the Internet anywhere? (2) Were any of FirstEnergy's computer systems running unpatched, vulnerable Windows?


That doesnt sound like probably, but I agree - if "real time" safety critical systems were running Microsoft code heads must roll.
Yesterday it worked
Today it is not working
Windows is like that
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