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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: WEF cyber-protest (was Re: distributed attack, high or not)
In message <[email protected]>, Sean Donelan writes: > >We're entering protest season. The World Economic Forum opens >today in New York City. Some protesters have launched what they >call a cyber-protest using several different tools. So far it >appears directed at a few selected, although well-known, corporations. > >http://www.geocities.com/net_strike_net/english_active.html > Right -- but an attack that lasts exactly an hour is much more like a zombie-based DDoS tool. Of course, the two aren't mutually exclusive. --Steve Bellovin, http://www.research.att.com/~smb Full text of "Firewalls" book now at http://www.wilyhacker.com |