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Article: Code Red computer worm multiplies.(B)(Business)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- August 2, 2001
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Byline: William Glanz
The Code Red worm infected almost 137,000 computers as of 5 p.m. yesterday as it took root and prepared for a second outbreak later this month.
The worm lacked the force of its initial July outbreak and it failed to choke the Internet, although law enforcement officials continued last night to quantify Code Red's progress. The FBI's National Infrastructure Protection Center and other groups said the cyber-attack has the potential to cause as much damage as it did during its July 19 attack.
"These reports indicate that the number of compromised systems is increasing exponentially and there is a potential for a large number ...