Wall Street Escapes ‘Worm’ Attack

- WatersTechnology Staff
- 03 Feb 2003

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NEW YORK--The "Slammer" computer worm that made its way through IP networks attacking Microsoft SQL Server installations the weekend of Jan. 25 left Wall Street firms mostly unscathed.

This is in part due to the fact that markets were closed, but also because most institutional trading firms and exchanges do not use Microsoft SQL Server technology in critical systems, industry experts say.

Still, the attack, which caused 20 percent packet loss on the Internet and crashed some automated teller

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