Comments on: Twitter is Latest Victim in Series of Attacks

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links for 2009-08-08 « 6 to cut, 4 to sharpen — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 18:06:07 +0000

[...] Twitter is Latest Victim in Series of Attacks | Data Center Knowledge Year in Review: DDOS Attacks from Twitter on. Now to find out who launched the attack… (tags: Security socialmedia twitter) [...]

By: John

John — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:17:23 +0000

Aaron
Check out http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/twitter-and-facebook-ddos-attack-targeted-one-person–623774

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The DDoS attack that took down Twitter and slowed Facebook was apparently targeted at a single person.

According to Facebook’s chief security officer Max Kelly the target of the attacks was an anti-Russian blogger, operating under the username Cyxymu, on the anniversary of Georgian troops invading South Ossettia

By: Aaron

Aaron — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 01:59:55 +0000

I would be interested to see more information in regards to the second update. About a single person being targetted across social networking sites.

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Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:04:35 +0000

[...] Update: Apparently Facebook & Livejournal have had similar attacks today. Rich Miller from Data Center Knowledge reminds us that this is just the latest in a series of major attacks. [...]

By: david miron

david miron — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:36:50 +0000

Sort of feels like your hometown is under terrorist attack. Check out my CARTOON at http://www.pcdisorder.com/2009/08/denial-of-twirvice.html