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DoS attacks hammer WikiLeaks for second day running

Posted November 30, 2010 - 6:35 pm

WikiLeaks, the focus of attention since it released a quarter-million U.S. diplomatic cables two days ago, is again under a denial-of-service (DoS) attack, Internet researchers said today.
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Twitter plays key role in DoS attacks in Iran

Posted June 18, 2009 - 8:48 pm

The unrest in Iran is serving as a warning on how easy it is for individuals and groups to use a social networking tool like Twitter to mobilize a cyber-army against a political or commercial target anywhere in the world.
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New DOS attacks threaten wireless data networks

Posted June 5, 2009 - 12:50 pm

Forget spam, viruses, worms, malware and phishing. These threats are apparently old school when compared to a new class of denial-of-service (DOS) attacks that threaten wireless data networks.
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XBox Live players targeted in DoS attacks

Posted February 20, 2009 - 1:56 pm

Griefing goes beyond the confines of the games...for a price.
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Vendors fixing bug that could crash Internet systems

Posted October 2, 2008 - 9:17 pm

Internet infrastructure vendors are working on patches for a set of security flaws that could help hackers knock servers offline with very little effort.
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Georgia president's Web site falls under DDOS attack

Posted July 21, 2008 - 11:16 am

The Web site for the president of Georgia was knocked offline by a distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attack over the weekend, yet another in a series of cyberattacks attacks against countries experiencing political friction with Russia.
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