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The Morris Worm, 1988: When the Early Internet Stalled

The Morris Worm, 1988: When the Early Internet Stalled

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On 2 November 1988, a self-spreading program written by Cornell graduate student Robert Tappan Morris reached computers across the early internet. We trace the reinfection rule that overloaded systems, the administrators who coordinated a repair, the court's findings on unauthorised access, and the response teams formed afterward. Reach figures are estimates; the evidence does not establish that Morris intended the crashes. Next: Pets.com and the costs behind its famous mascot.

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