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January 29th, 2009, 09:37 PM
#1
DDoS a Whole Country
It's a tactic used to knock websites offline, both big and small. But whole countries? You betcha.
DDoS attack boots Kyrgyzstan from net - The Register
The central Asian republic of Kyrgyzstan was effectively knocked offline for more than a week by a Russian cybermilitia that continues to flood the country's internet providers with crippling data attacks, a security expert said.
The attacks, which began on January 18, bear the signature of pro-Russian nationalists believed to have launched similar cyber assaults on the republic of Georgia in August, said Don Jackson, a researcher with Atlanta-based security provider SecureWorks. The attacks on Kyrgyzstan were so potent that most net traffic in and out of the country was completely blocked during the first seven days.
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January 30th, 2009, 02:57 AM
#2
You'd think there would be better ways to disrupt a country's internet access than a DDoS... I mean look at why Pakistan "accidentally" did to YouTube
http://arstechnica.com/old/content/2...o-pakistan.ars
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January 30th, 2009, 12:47 PM
#3
I pretty much managed to single-handedly hit every state/provice in the republic of malta. Sure, it's just an island but... *Shrug*
Anyways eh... nothing new here.
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January 30th, 2009, 03:57 PM
#4
You'd think there would be better ways to disrupt a country's internet access than a DDoS...
Used properly, this is quite effective.
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/smart/agm-65.htm
In God We Trust....Everything else we backup.
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January 30th, 2009, 07:10 PM
#5
Thats nothing new. Seriously, espically, being *overseas*. I don't think so.
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January 30th, 2009, 07:40 PM
#6
Sneaky Russians. Ay comrade?
\"Those of us that had been up all night were in no mood for coffee and donuts, we wanted strong drink.\"
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