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Wednesday, August 08, 2001

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Worm viruses wind their way to University of Nebraska computers
By Dane Stickney

The next time UNL students and faculty receive an e-mail from their friends, they had better make sure it's not infested with worms. Over the past week, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Information Services has seen an increase of "worm" viruses that invade computers through e-mail and network connections.... The university has suffered some substantial financial losses because of viruses, Hayes said. Losses for some crashes have been valued from $2,000 to "tens of thousands of dollars," Hayes said....

 


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