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'Blaster' Master Sought by FBI; Worm Problems Cost Businesses $500 Million.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, August, 2003
By Tim Lemke, The Washington Times Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Aug. 14--The FBI has begun an investigation into the origins of the "Blaster" worm, which already has a new variant and continued to wreak havoc on computer systems worldwide yesterday.
The worm has caused hundreds of thousands of machines to mysteriously crash and restart, costing businesses more than $500 million.
Also known as MSBlaster and LoveSan, it appeared Monday but spread ...uickly Tuesday, causing computers to crash at many businesses and government offices, including the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration and Federal Reserve Bank in Atlanta.
Many Long & Foster real estate offices in Maryland and Virginia also were shut down both days. MVA...
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