Russian Hackers Besiege Social Sites to Silence Pro-Georgia Blogger
Renay San Miguel
08/07/09 11:55 AM PT
It appears that the outage suffered by Twitter and technical problems affecting other social networks were the result of a denial of service attack targeting a single blogger, an activist who intended to commemorate the anniversary of last year's battle between Russia and Georgia. The sites have mostly recovered, but the attack underscores the ability of hackers to clog communication channels, given the proper resources.
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