Korea was Slammer'd?This Reuters story appears to verify earlier (and often fuzzy) reports that the "SQL Slammer" worm (given its operation, it seems more like a viral agent than a worm) hit Korea hard.
As to the why? I'll hazard a guess.
High broadband penetration means that there are a lot of Windows based systems sitting on the net with little or no protection. The same kinds of systems often used for other types of DDoS attacks because its easy to get control of a process there.
Microsoft has officially divorced itself from responsibility, stating that everyone should have applied SQL Server Service Pack 2 six months ago. What's not completely clear yet is whether this would have been effective. Service Pack 3, released eight days ago seems to work, but we'll have to wait and see if the claims from Redmond are valid. This particular incident could have political ramifications for Microsoft.
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