Attackers take down SCO site again
Published: 11 Dec 2003 09:00 GMT
For the third time this year, unknown attackers have deluged the SCO Group's Web site with enough data to make it inaccessible.
The company, known for its claim of ownership of critical pieces of code in the Linux operating system, said the attack started on Wednesday at 3:20 a.m. (PST) and continues to block access to the site.
"A bunch of servers (on the Internet) are compromised," said Blake Stowell, a spokesman for the company. "Those servers are all turned to fire on the SCO Web site."
In August, hackers downed the Web site for almost three days. Another attack in May made the Web site inaccessible for several hours.
"If it is anything like past attacks, it will probably be resolved in about 24 hours or so," Stowell said. Without access to the company's Web site, customers may not be able to get timely updates and patches, he added.
The attack comes as SCO receives criticism for its pursuit of a legal case that, if successful, would turn over ownership of critical parts of the Linux source code the company.
However, critics won a tactical victory on Friday, when a judge gave SCO a month to show the portions of the Linux software it believes it owns and to point out where it believes IBM and others are infringing.
The case hasn't tamed the growth of Linux sales. A recent report published by market researcher IDC found that sales of Linux servers grew almost 50 percent in the third quarter of 2003, compared with the same period a year earlier.
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I wish ZDnet reported would do some checking, i th... ian -
Some serious questions have been raised about
SCO'... Anonymous
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Please in every case when in receipt of SCO press... Peter Garrett
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Please see http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?stor... Anonymous
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What a bunch of boobs at SCO !! And they claim to... Anonymous
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Their ftp server is still accessible (even though... Jaime F Moraga
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Why did you take SCO's word on this?
There is over... Bill Harlan
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You people should really try to do a little resear... Anonymous
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SCO contradicts themselves. They claimed the attac... Anonymous
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Does any reporter ever check their facts these day... Frank Earl
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