Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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> | Then he got a call from his web host, Sitelutions which warned him
> | that he had been hit by the largest DoS attack the outfit had
> | seen.
> |
> | The move was a shot across the bowels
Shouldn't that be "a shot across the *bow*"?
http://www.maritimepirates.com/jargon.html
Although I'm sure that shooting him in the gut would've been equally
effective. :)
> | from a group of Russian hackers called Dark Group which felt they
> | should have a cut of the action. Such groups are usually backed
> | by the Russian Mafia and if they don't win then their bosses tend
> | to make them offers they can't refuse.
'Bout time the international law makers and governments did something
about these scum.
> | After a few emails they demanded more than $50,000 to go away.
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> http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=32246
> Botnets, as usual, exploit vulnerabilities in the Windows operating
> system. This raises the hosting bill, takes down Web sites, and
> opens the door to crime.
Still, the *root* of the problem needs to be tackled.
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K.
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