August 17, 2005
- The Zotob computer worm causes fatal crashes of computers worldwide. The worm only crashes PCs running Windows 2000 and earlier versions of Windows XP, shutting down and rebooting the computer endlessly. Among notable organizations whose PCs were affected are CNN, ABC, Caterpillar, New York Times and Capitol Hill. (CNN) (AP/YahooNews)
Read more about this topic: August 2005 In Science
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