27th January 2003, 7:49 PM
That's very strange that you were hit so hard. Here's what <a href="http://www.techtv.com/news/security/story/0,24195,3415704,00.html">TechLive</a> said about it:
Quote:The SQL worm first appeared around 12:30 a.m. Eastern Saturday and quickly spread worldwide. South Korea was perhaps the country hardest hit by the worm, with most users unable to access the Internet for a period of approximately eight hours. The worm's effects ranged from mild slowdowns in Internet access to a more serious slowdown of Bank of America's ATM network.
Many experts are currently eyeing Hong Kong as a possible starting point for Slammer, as disruptions were first reported there. However, experts say that even though computer users first felt Slammer's impact in Southeast Asia, it could have been launched from anywhere.