Ping Sweep Causes PCS System to Hang
Event Year: | 1998 | Reliability: | Confirmed |
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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. |
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Impact: | The destruction of $50K worth of wafers. |