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What does it mean when a website is under "DDos Attack"????

Catitude — Fri, 28 Feb 2014 00:17:49 GMT

Re: What does it mean when a website is under ""DDos Attack""????

PurpleBunny — Fri, 28 Feb 2014 00:19:18 GMT

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denial-of-service_attack

Re: What does it mean when a website is under ""DDos Attack""????

sunshine45 — Fri, 28 Feb 2014 00:19:51 GMT

Denial-of-service attack

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denial-of-service_attack

Re: What does it mean when a website is under ""DDos Attack""????

Catitude — Fri, 28 Feb 2014 00:22:55 GMT

So I should be worried about my credit card info stored on that site?

Perpetrators of DoS attacks typically target sites or services hosted on high-profile web servers such as banks, credit card payment gateways

Re: What does it mean when a website is under ""DDos Attack""????

EmmaBunting — Fri, 28 Feb 2014 00:26:58 GMT

On 2/27/2014 Opurrra said:
So I should be worried about my credit card info stored on that site?

Perpetrators of DoS attacks typically target sites or services hosted on high-profile web servers such as banks, credit card payment gateways

.....what site is it Opurra? (I just figured you were talking about the bitcoin site....)

Re: What does it mean when a website is under ""DDos Attack""????

Catitude — Fri, 28 Feb 2014 00:33:05 GMT

On 2/27/2014 EmmaBunting said:
On 2/27/2014 Opurrra said:
So I should be worried about my credit card info stored on that site?

Perpetrators of DoS attacks typically target sites or services hosted on high-profile web servers such as banks, credit card payment gateways

.....what site is it Opurra? (I just figured you were talking about the bitcoin site....)

Hi Emma, I'd rather not say, if that's OK with you. But it is a bit worrisome.

What is the bitcoin site?

Re: What does it mean when a website is under ""DDos Attack""????

Marp2 — Fri, 28 Feb 2014 00:56:29 GMT

Most of the time DOS attacks are to cripple the business not hack it to get customer information. Company servers are overwhelmed and legitimate customers cannot access the site thereby denying service.

Re: What does it mean when a website is under ""DDos Attack""????

EmmaBunting — Fri, 28 Feb 2014 01:08:30 GMT

On 2/27/2014 Opurrra said:
On 2/27/2014 EmmaBunting said:
On 2/27/2014 Opurrra said:
So I should be worried about my credit card info stored on that site?

Perpetrators of DoS attacks typically target sites or services hosted on high-profile web servers such as banks, credit card payment gateways

.....what site is it Opurra? (I just figured you were talking about the bitcoin site....)

Hi Emma, I'd rather not say, if that's OK with you. But it is a bit worrisome.

What is the bitcoin site?

That's perfectly fine with me. I wouldn't want you to give out any identifying info. I just thought if it was something national, it would be good to know.

Bitcoins? A new high tech form of money. that circumvents banks. I think I heard that there was an issue with their site and people didn't have access to their money....

Re: What does it mean when a website is under ""DDos Attack""????

dooBdoo — Fri, 28 Feb 2014 01:16:27 GMT

On 2/27/2014 Marp2 said:
Most of the time DOS attacks are to cripple the business not hack it to get customer information. Company servers are overwhelmed and legitimate customers cannot access the site thereby denying service.

Exactly. I just saw a great description and video explaining this a few days ago, a part of Scientific American's "Instant Egghead" offerings:

How Hackers Take Down Web Sites [Video]

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/2014/02/11/how-hackers-take-down-web-sites-video/

Re: What does it mean when a website is under ""DDos Attack""????

voyager1980 — Fri, 28 Feb 2014 02:49:04 GMT

I hope your account is ok Opurrrra.