History’s Worst Software Bugs

For the geeks out there… Interesting article about software bugs.

Wired News: History’s Worst Software Bugs

Here’s one:

1982 — Soviet gas pipeline. Operatives working for the Central Intelligence Agency allegedly (.pdf) plant a bug in a Canadian computer system purchased to control the trans-Siberian gas pipeline. The Soviets had obtained the system as part of a wide-ranging effort to covertly purchase or steal sensitive U.S. technology. The CIA reportedly found out about the program and decided to make it backfire with equipment that would pass Soviet inspection and then fail once in operation. The resulting event is reportedly the largest non-nuclear explosion in the planet’s history.

Posted by Chris on Tuesday, November 8, 2005 at 10:17 pm
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guen says:

Sun, 25 Mar 2007 at 01:39

this was awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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