Danger Looms with Mobile DDoS Attacks

By  |  March 17, 2014
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Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks reportedly have been frequently used by self-proclaimed hacker activists to disrupt mobile servers or networks.

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    “This method is surprisingly effective, and companies are finding out that groups of Internet users working together can flood the pipes of even the largest networks,” says Business 2 Community.

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    The group Anonymous, in its operation against WikiLeaks’ opponents, reportedly used such attacks.

    In April last year, now-bankrupt Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox experienced its own DDoSattack. <br>

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