http://cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/02/09/cyber.attacks.03/index.html
Maybe it was gl0worm…?
(I would have put this at the end of the “Die, gl0worm, die” thread, but it’s too long and it’s gotten WAY off the OP.)
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You must be wrong, because Konrad said the FBI would just laught and hang up the phone, so I’m sure the FBI isn’t investigating anything. Right Konrad?
Dude, learn to read.
pat
Good Gawd,
Why should the FBI get involved with this?
I am a network administrator and am responsible for the security of my network.
Why is this considered FBI material if the attack affects commercial sites and not the government sites?
:rolleyes:
I realize that this is a major issue, but shouldn’t the responsibility lie on the company and not the government?
I think that attacks like these are almost impossible for an individual site to protect themselves from. They’re getting too many packets, and any system is vulnerable to this type of attack given the current internet standards.
Not that I have much faith in the FBI fixing everything, but I think it’s definitely too much for one site to handle alone.
The Internet is pretty much the quintessential example of “interstate” commerce. Damage done to the flow of information causes a dollar value loss to companies in multiple jurisdictions, therefore it is a federal felony. The FBI has jurisdiction, as does the ICC, and the FCC, I think.
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What goes: Clop, clop, clop, clop, Bang! Bang! Clop, clop, clop?
An Amish drive-by shooting.
Good answer! Good answer!
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According to an article in the Dallas Morning News, interference with ecommerce is a felony.
Lynn
If it’s helpful, I’ll compare everyone to Hitler so we can get this
over with as soon as possible.
Does anyone besides me suspect that the whole thing was some kind of a time-bomb planted in the web pages designed by the Heaven’s Gate crowd before they made their Final Exit?
Krispy Original, please pick upthe white courtesy phone.
Please remember that this Chick is a Libertarian and is opposed to government regulation of commerce and that we should all handle our own problems ourselves. We should, but a crime was committed against the owners of all those other websites and the perpetrators shold be found and tried. If found guilty, they should be punished.
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Was anything stolen or otherwise screwed around with? I think blocking access to a website is a pretty minor thing to do. Hell, I was amused by the hackers. We had discussions as to who would go down next (Priceline, Priceline!) Sure, I was ticked because I couldn’t get my Yahoo mail, but big deal.
I’m not a fallen angel, I’m a risen demon.
…yes, I suppose I am…
Sudden realization.
These sites were knocked down by being overloaded with messages from an unknown source. This source continually sent forth requests for information and verification, over and over again, until the entire system was brought to a screaming halt by the source’s constantly yammering.
I think I know where Phaedrus went off to after he left us.
JMCJ
This is not a sig.
About $1.2 Billion dollar’s worth of commerce, if I’m remembering the newspaper articles correctly. Remember, this is how most of the affected companies make a living - when their Internet sites are down, they’re effectively out of business. And in many cases it’s business that they’ll never get back.
That’s right. It’s exactly as if some clown stole the keys to the front doors of all the Wal-Mart stores in the country and Wal-Mart couldn’t find them till the next day. That, of course, would’ve been impossible to pull off, but this was shockingly easy.
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