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Article: A South Korean civic group plans damage suit against Microsoft
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- AP Worldstream
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- February 4, 2003
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Dateline: SEOUL, South Korea
A major South Korean civic group is considering filing a damage suit
against Microsoft Corp. over a virus-like attack that seriously disrupted
Internet services in South Korea last month.
The Seoul-based People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy said
Tuesday that Microsoft was aware in July that the worm, variously
known as slammer or sapphire, took advantage of a vulnerability in
its SQL Server 2000 software and had issued a patch for the flaw,
but had failed to promptly notify users by phone or personal visits.
The software is used by businesses, government agencies, universities
and others around the world.
Kwon Chan, Microsoft ...