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Extortion via DDoS on the rise
2005-05-17 05:56

http://www.computerworld.com/networkingtopics/networking/story/0,10801,101761,00.html By Denise Pappalardo and Ellen Messmer MAY 16, 2005 NETWORK WORLD Criminals are increasingly targeting...

Update: Credit card firm hit by DDoS attack
2004-09-23 07:14

http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,96099,00.html By Jaikumar Vijayan SEPTEMBER 22, 2004 COMPUTERWORLD Credit card processing firm Authorize.Net has been the target...

FBI busts alleged DDoS Mafia
2004-08-30 06:32

Forwarded from: William Knowles http://www.securityfocus.com/news/9411 By Kevin Poulsen SecurityFocus Aug 26 2004 A Massachusetts businessman allegedly paid members of the computer underground to...

Mydoom lesson: Take proactive steps to prevent DDoS attacks
2004-02-09 09:37

http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,89932,00.html By Jaikumar Vijayan FEBRUARY 06, 2004 COMPUTERWORLD Dealing with a distributed denial-of-service attack such as the...

ISPs take on DDoS attacks
2003-11-20 06:11

http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,87343,00.html Story by Denise Pappalardo NOVEMBER 19, 2003 NETWORK WORLD Although the number and intensity of distributed...

Asta Launches DDOS Detection Software
2001-06-27 06:57

http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/stories/0,1199,NAV65-663_STO61568,00.html By JAIKUMAR VIJAYAN June 25, 2001 Asta Networks Inc. last week launched its Vantage System software, which the company...

Hackers Deface Web Sites; FBI Issues DDoS Warning
2001-05-08 02:15

http://www.internetnews.com/wd-news/article/0,,10_760451,00.html By Ryan Naraine and Michael Singer May 7, 2001 Web page defacement attacks by hackers have escalated dramatically in the last 24...

Re: DDoS attack targets chat, Linux boxes
2000-09-06 17:19

Of curse ISS failed to mention that Trinity has already been discussed in public (in the INCIDENTS mailing list), including the fact that 400 machines had been penetrated and a list of some of...