So that's why net traffic was so crap this afternoon

[khaosworks]

Virus-like attack hits web traffic

Traffic has slowed dramatically on many parts of the internet - apparently the result of a fast-spreading, virus-like infection, computer experts say.

The electronic attack is reported to have interfered with web browsing and e-mail delivery.

Experts said the attack on Saturday was similar to the impact of the "Code Red" virus, which brought internet traffic to a standstill in the summer of 2001.

"It's not debilitating," said Howard Schmidt, one of President George W Bush's top cyber-security advisers, quoted by the Associated Press news agency.

"Everybody seems to be getting it under control."

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[whispereddream.livejournal.com]

Another reason: The Music Industry is now clogging the Netways with fake files in order to shut down the P2P exchanges of MP3s of copyrighted materials.
::figures that's one cents worth:: Keep the change ::Winks::