25 years ago this week, the Morris Worm brought the Internet to its knees

Re:25 years ago this week, the Morris Worm brought the Inter... by makerops on Friday November 01, 2013 @05:31PM (#6656598)

Very True. Smashing the stack for fun and profit? That was the first interaction I had with more advanced techniques anyways. I read it as a soph/freshman in HS (97 or so I think)? Timing seems to be close. That could account for the explosion at least; I don't have any theories on the "dead" period.

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Re:25 years ago this week, the Morris Worm brought the Inter... by tptacek on Friday November 01, 2013 @05:37PM (#6656635)

I'm happy to give Elias credit for a big part of the shift, but the reality is that first x86 exploit was published well before that Phrack article, and people quickly repurposed it. (I'm a little biased here, since the author of that exploit is a partner of mine).

The vulnerability research community in 1995 was very close-knit (not tiny, but you could fit them in a hotel banquet hall for Summercon), and they worked pretty quickly to educate each other about the attack.

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Re:25 years ago this week, the Morris Worm brought the Inter... by hect0r on Sunday November 03, 2013 @04:22AM (#6662645)

Interesting. Who published it prior to Aleph One?

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