Ping Sweep Causes PCS System to Hang

Event Year: 1998 Reliability: Confirmed
Country: Unknown
Industry Type: Other
Description:

On a PCS network, a ping sweep was being performed to identify all hosts that were attached to the network, for inventory purposes, and it caused a system controlling the creation of integrated circuits in the fabrication plant to hang.

Impact:

The destruction of $50K worth of wafers.