defense attacks denial of service in news
Hackers strike at the heart of the internet
News In 2002, a similar denial of service attack also failed. Multiple root servers saw a traffic spike but the "G" server, run by the US Department of... [07 Feb 2007]
Two UK virus writers banged up
News The hackers were able to control the network and use it to perform denial of service attacks on websites, police said. Stegerwalt was sentenced to 21 months in jail and... [07 Oct 2005]
Al-Jazeera websites hit by denial-of-service attack
News The websites of Al-Jazeera have been taken offline, in what has been confirmed by the Qatar-based media organisation as a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack... [27 Mar 2003]
Key internet server gets relocated for security reasons - further details
News The October attack took the form of a data flood, or a 'denial of service attack', which sent a deluge of internet control message protocol (ICMP) data... [08 Nov 2002]
Internet survives massive attack
News About 4,000 denial-of-service attacks hit the internet in the average week, according to data collected by the Cooperative Association for Internet Data Analysis. The... [23 Oct 2002]
Teenage hacker faces detention
News A 16-year-old Canadian hacker known as 'Mafiaboy' used a software package illegally when he mounted denial of service attacks on top sites last year. The... [14 Jun 2001]
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