tangent4ronpaul
12-23-2010, 04:59 AM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12054774
The most recent example of a volunteer DDoS comes from Anonymous, a loose-knit group of activisits, who used the method to launch attacks on the websites of firms it perceived to be anti-Wikileaks.
DDoS attacks could hit small media groups and campaigners hard because the organisations have such limited resources, said Mr Zuckerman.
"If you are a human rights organisation or independent media organisation you might be using an account you are paying £20 a month for and its very hard at that level of hosting to fend off DDoS," he told the BBC.
The attacks did not have to be prolonged, he said, to cause real problems for small campaigning groups.
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There are certain attacks that seem to work if you have only one or two machines”
End Quote Ethan Zuckerman
"They just have to do it long enough to annoy their ISP and they will kick them off and then they have to find another place to host," said Mr Zuckerman.
The most recent example of a volunteer DDoS comes from Anonymous, a loose-knit group of activisits, who used the method to launch attacks on the websites of firms it perceived to be anti-Wikileaks.
DDoS attacks could hit small media groups and campaigners hard because the organisations have such limited resources, said Mr Zuckerman.
"If you are a human rights organisation or independent media organisation you might be using an account you are paying £20 a month for and its very hard at that level of hosting to fend off DDoS," he told the BBC.
The attacks did not have to be prolonged, he said, to cause real problems for small campaigning groups.
Continue reading the main story
“Start Quote
There are certain attacks that seem to work if you have only one or two machines”
End Quote Ethan Zuckerman
"They just have to do it long enough to annoy their ISP and they will kick them off and then they have to find another place to host," said Mr Zuckerman.