Thursday, January 25, 2001

Microsoft Says Attack Behind Web Site Outage Thursday January 25 7:38 PM ET
Microsoft Says Attack Behind Web Site Outage
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. said hacker attacks had cut off access to some of its Web sites on Thursday as the software giant fell prey to the same kind of assault that took down other Internet giants last year.
Microsoft Says Attack Behind Web Site Outage Thursday January 25 7:38 PM ET
Microsoft Says Attack Behind Web Site Outage
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. said hacker attacks had cut off access to some of its Web sites on Thursday as the software giant fell prey to the same kind of assault that took down other Internet giants last year.
Salon.com Technology | Technician blamed for Microsoft outages Technician blamed for Microsoft outages

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By Mia Penta
Jan. 25, 2001 | SEATTLE -- A Microsoft technician's error jammed company computer systems responsible for directing online traffic, resulting in hours of problems for people trying to access some of the software giant's Web sites.