Net worm knocks US site out of commission

The MyDoom Internet worm claimed its first scalp yesterday, paralysing the Web site of American software firm SCO Group with a massive data blitz.

In a statement issued yesterday morning, the Utah-based company confirmed MyDoom knocked its site, http://www.sco.com, out of commission.

“Internet traffic began building momentum Saturday evening and by midnight Eastern Time the SCO Web site was flooded with requests beyond its capacity, the statement read.