The debate on just how safe the Internet is was well and truly reopened with the news that some of the biggest and most popular sites on the Internet, such as Yahoo and Amazon, have been the subject of a malicious electronic assaults that have put them out of action for up to three hours.
The debate on just how safe the Internet is was well and truly reopened with the news that some of the biggest and most popular sites on the Internet, such as Yahoo and Amazon, have been the subject of a malicious electronic assaults that have put them out of action for up to three hours.
Using a technique known as denial of service, the hackers bombarded Yahoo with fake e-mails, effectively creating a cyber-traffic jam that prevented genuine users from getting through.
Although Yahoo was quick to claim that no personal details were hacked, the hack is without doubt damaging to business.
A similar attack on auction site eBay in June 1999 caused the service to go down for 22 hours, an event that wiped a quarter of the stock price off in one swoop. Such attacks not only deprive the site of revenue, but they also damage a site's credibility.
Other sites known to have been targeted include the FBI, Buy.com and CNN.
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