Morris Worm Hear it!

Morris Worm Hacker Definition
Unleashed on November 3, 1988, it—named after its developer, Robert Morris—crashed the Internet by exploiting bugs in several UNIX programs, including sendmail and finger.

See Also: Exploit; Sendmail; UNIX; Virus; Worm.

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  6. ‹ morphophonemics
  7. ‹ morphology
  8. ‹ morphol
  9. ‹ morphogenesis
  10. ‹ morphogen
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