January 25, 2003

The Internet was attacked by very high traffic caused by a self-replicating software Worm Program called " SQL Slammer ". This attacked Microsoft SQL servers, causing them to spray the Internet with more copies of the worm program. This was made possible by a Security Vulnerability in Microsoft SQL Server . The worm attack had the side effect of causing a distributed Denial-of-service Attack on the rest of the Internet.

The New Democratic Party ] in Canada picks Toronto city councillor Jack Layton as its new leader, replacing Alexa McDonough , at its convention in Toronto. Layton wins on the first ballot, beating veteran MP Bill Blaikie .

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