A computer worm targeting corporate networks with the Windows 2000 operating system arrived less than a week after Microsoft Corp. warned of the security flaw. Among companies affected by the worm
and its variations were ABC, CNN, The Associated Press, The New York Times and Caterpillar Inc. In California, San Diego County said it needed to cleanse 12,000 computers of the bug. ABC News
producers had to use electric typewriters Tuesday to prepare copy for their "World News Tonight" broadcast, according to spokesman Jeffrey Schneider.
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