If you have been following #iranelection like I have, you might have heard about the distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks that the opposition has used against government web sites. On the SANS Internet Storm Center, Bojan Zdrnja includes some details of the attacks.
In last couple of days we posted two diaries (http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6601 and http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6613) [...]
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Some of the Tools behind the Iranian DDoS Attacks
Posted in Hacktivism, tagged 2009 Iranian Elections, Bojan Zdrnja, DDoS, SANS Internet Storm Center, Slowloris on June 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Politically-motivated hacking in Iran, Burma
Posted in Hacktivism, tagged DDoS, Iran, Jose Nazario, Arbor Networks, Burma, Website Defacement on September 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is from Jose Nazario of Arbor Networks:
The Democratic Voice of Burma is once again under DDoS. This one has been seen before, and it’s unfortunate that it’s happening again. I’ve been digging for information and hope to have some to share soon. At present I don’t have anything I can share.
The second bit of [...]
Georgia-Russia Conflict: Cyberwar as Counterinsurgency
Posted in Cyberwarfare, Hacktivism, tagged DDoS, Weaponization of the Internet, Noah Shachtman, Danger Room, Counterinsurgency, Revolution in Military Affairs, Georgia, South Ossetia, Russia, Matthew Clayfield, Gadi Evron, Jose Nazario, John Robb, Marcus H. Sachs, Ron Synovitz, GlobalSecurity.org, Arbor Networks, CSO, The Austrailian, Global Guerrillas, John Little, Blog of War on August 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There have been a number of excellent pieces on the cyberwarfare dimension in the ongoing conflict between Georgia, the separatist regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, and Russia. Here is a partial list:
Matthew Clayfield, “Attacks on cyberspace preceded Russian tanks“
Gadi Evron, “Georgia Cyber Attacks From Russian Government? Not So Fast“
Jose Nazario, “Georgia DDoS Attacks – [...]
Chinese hacker groups threaten CNN over Tibet coverage (Updated)
Posted in Hacktivism, tagged China, Cyberwarfare, DDoS, Estonia, The Dark Visitor, Tibet, Weaponized Culture on April 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
While protesters continue to disrupt the Olympic torch ceremonies in Greece, many of China’s supporters plan to launch their own protests against those who they believe to be misrepresenting the country’s intervention in Tibet. Western media outlets have been a frequent target. Recently, CNN drew the ire of Chinese officials when a commentator [...]
