Re: Local servers used in attack on Whitehouse.

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From: Miguel Cruz
Date: Mon, 07 May 2001 17:14

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Michael Scheidell <scheidell@fdma.com> wrote:
> Chinese hackers have broken into dozens of small computers, unprotected
> linux boxes, windows boxes, proxy servers and routers and have launched a
> Distributed Denial of service attack on CNN, Whitehouse.gov, nasa new your
> times and others (I think I hear that GRC.com and zonealarm's web sites
> were under attack also)

Ah, I see what they're doing: (1) Report that you have successfully launched
a denial-of-service attack. (2) Sit back and watch as everyone within
hearing range tries the site to see if it's true.

miguel

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