Denial Of Service Attacks Up 153 Percent In 2011

According to online protection company Prolex, denial of service attacks increased by 153 percent between the final quarters of 2010 and 2011, reports Venture Beat.

DDoS attacks are the same type recently used by the Izz ad-din Al Qassam Cyber Fighters group against major American banks such as Bank of America, Wells Fargo, PNC Bank and others.

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