9 Jan
1999
9 Jan
'99
11:03 a.m.
Wired (no, I don't usually read it) reports that
hackers were intending to
disable Iraqui computer networks, which were supposedly accessible by
dialup, and using a 'vintage' protocol called X.25. Could someone tell me
what sort of protocol this is and what machines it's likely to involve?
Yeah, I saw that, too. Seemed pretty interesting, but not much of
a challange. They haven't been able to (legally) get anything in
since 1991. What scares me is Linux Beowulf, which could mean
that if one of their embassies could smuggle a bunch of normal
PC's in, they could have a super computer.
But anyway, it *CAN'T* be much of a challange, as X.25 is that old
(1), and, perhaps more imporantly, the Iraqi's aren't too bright when
it comes to computer technology.
Tim
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