'Second Life' fending off denial-of-service attacks

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The popular virtual world "Second Life" was shut down twice over the weekend as its publisher, Linden Lab, fended off denial-of-service attacks.

The attacks took the form of someone creating self-replicating objects in the world that began to crash servers and forced San Francisco-based Linden Lab to temporarily close down the entire "Second Life" grid.

This is not the first time "Second Life" has been hit by denial-of-service attacks. Last fall, it was hit with similar assaults. Shortly thereafter Philip Rosedale, the company's CEO, told "Second Life" members that the company planned to turn the responsible parties in to the FBI.

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