[Gllug] "Wrong software" installed on to desktop PC's causes crash

[Richard Huxton]

Chris Bell wrote:
> Hello,
>    It seems that the Benefits Agency computer system crashed on Monday
> because the "wrong software" was installed on desktop PC's over the weekend.
> I wonder whether it was an accidental problem or the result of an attack?

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/11/26/dwp_network_outage/

"According to one, a limited network upgrade from Windows 2000 to 
Windows XP was taking place, but instead of this taking place only a 
small number of the target machines, all the clients connected to the 
network received a partial, but fatal, 'upgrade.'"

Methinks someone has forfeited their Christmas bonus.

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   Richard Huxton
   Archonet Ltd
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