Tuesday, November 30, 2010

WikiLeaks Website shut down by DoS attack, Julian Assange wanted fugitive - Prime Writer News Network




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WikiLeaks Website shut down by DoS attack, Julian Assange wanted fugitive
Prime Writer News Network
... Julian Assange and the WikiLeaks team leaked US State Department cables to several news media outlets, a DoS attack has shut the WikiLeaks Website down. ...
Could US military take Wikileaks offline?Independent

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Clinton 'should resign', says website founder - Independent




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Clinton 'should resign', says website founder
Independent
But a DoS is only a temporary way of bringing a website down. A website such as Wikileaks is all but impossible to take offline. ...
Could US military take Wikileaks offline?Independent
Govt. officials investigate ways to prosecute WikiLeaksExaminer.com

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Could US military take Wikileaks offline? - Independent




Could US military take Wikileaks offline?
Independent
But either way DDOS is only ever a temporary method to bring a website down. When the DDOS attacks began Wikileaks gave us all a clue as to how it protects ...

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More downtime for MWEB - iAfrica.com




iAfrica.com

More downtime for MWEB
iAfrica.com
Popular ISP MWEB experienced a network outage on two links this afternoon, this time, due to a metro-fibre break. The outage, which was reported at about ...

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WikiLeaks 'redirected' Web traffic to dodge attack, Ann Arbor firm concludes ... - AnnArbor.com




WikiLeaks 'redirected' Web traffic to dodge attack, Ann Arbor firm concludes ...
AnnArbor.com
... used a network of "mirror sites" to dodge an attempt by hackers to shut its website down, according to an analysis released this morning by an Ann Arbor ...

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New Website Attack Tools Released - Indie Pro Pub




New Website Attack Tools Released
Indie Pro Pub
Chee says that this kind of attack can take a website down in minutes by sending just tens of thousands of slow connections.

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Server Down Show Folge 131 - World of Warcraft: Cataclysm und Killzone 3 - GameStar




Server Down Show Folge 131 - World of Warcraft: Cataclysm und Killzone 3
GameStar
Selbst den kompetenten Schnarchnasen Clape und Weins ist das aufgefallen und darum erfahren Sie in der neuen Server Down Show Folge 131 alles Wissens- und ...

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Monday, November 29, 2010

WikiLeaks Cables Reveal Candid Communications - NPR




WikiLeaks Cables Reveal Candid Communications
NPR
Number one, can the government shut this website down? Mr. NEUMANN: I do not know. That's tomorrow's question. COX: Oh, we'll get that tomorrow. ...

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Cablegate, server crashes light up WikiLeaks over holiday weekend - Digitaltrends.com




Cablegate, server crashes light up WikiLeaks over holiday weekend
Digitaltrends.com
But shortly before the site officially leaked the documents, it was subjected to a DDoS attack, shutting the server down. There was speculation the US ...

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Tube Strike update - East London stations closed - East London Advertiser




East London Advertiser

Tube Strike update - East London stations closed
East London Advertiser
London Underground currently list 59 stations as closed on their website, down from a figure of around 80 at 9.35am this morning. ...

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Comcast Suffers Major East Coast Outage DNS server related, no explanation given - Dslreports




Comcast Suffers Major East Coast Outage DNS server related, no explanation given
Dslreports
As this four page thread in our Comcast forum documents, Comcast suffered a major network outage around Boston and a huge chunk of the east coast on Sunday. ...

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Sunday, November 28, 2010

Wikileaks Website Down After Denial Of Service Attack - Rudefox




Wikileaks Website Down After Denial Of Service Attack
Rudefox
The Wikileaks website is reportedly under a Denial of Service attack after it published hundreds of thousands of documents that are supposed to be passed ...

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Twitter Scoops WikiLeaks' Newest "Cablegate" Leak; WikiLeaks Website Down - Mediaite.com




Twitter Scoops WikiLeaks' Newest "Cablegate" Leak; WikiLeaks Website Down
Mediaite.com
Gawker is reporting that Twitter users have obtained and spread details of WikiLeaks' latest leak online ...

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Wikileaks Website Down: Twitter Updates On Attack - Online Social Media




Online Social Media

Wikileaks Website Down: Twitter Updates On Attack
Online Social Media
Regular readers of OSM may remember we recently reported that Wikileaks, the whistle-blowing website, had announced via Twitter that it would shortly ...

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Sonntagnachmittag Wochenrückblick - SpeedyDragon: Das WoW-Portal




SpeedyDragon: Das WoW-Portal

Sonntagnachmittag Wochenrückblick
SpeedyDragon: Das WoW-Portal
Noch schlimmer wäre allerdings, wenn die Server Down Show oder Speedy Dragon pleite wären. Diese Kalender würden dann locker als Massenvernichtungswaffen ...

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Saturday, November 27, 2010

Gov't Seizes Domains in Anti-Piracy War - CBS News




Gov't Seizes Domains in Anti-Piracy War
CBS News
Shut that website down. by Mkw789 November 27, 2010 5:04 PM EST Those thinking about long-term recovery, know the environment will be a big winner in the ...

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Friday, November 26, 2010

Calling tvsd.co.uk ... - Mirror.co.uk (blog)




Calling tvsd.co.uk ...
Mirror.co.uk (blog)
The website's down, I can't find a phone number for them and my email to customer services has just bounced back. So would Lisete Coelho, who registered the ...

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Thursday, November 25, 2010

GiffGaff suffers network outage, plans new GBP 25 goodybag - Telecompaper (subscription)




GiffGaff suffers network outage, plans new GBP 25 goodybag
Telecompaper (subscription)
UK community-run MVNO Giffgaff, which uses the network of O2, has apologised to members after a network outage on 23 November left them unable to make calls ...

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Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Spacenet Receives a 2010 INTERNET TELEPHONY Excellence Award - FierceTelecom




Spacenet Receives a 2010 INTERNET TELEPHONY Excellence Award
FierceTelecom
... wireless or satellite networks and provides a seamless solution for automatic network failover in the case of a primary network outage. ...

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Maximizing server uptime: Best practices - Good Gear Guide




Maximizing server uptime: Best practices
Good Gear Guide
The only legitimate reason for pulling a functional server down during regular business hours would be the installation of a critical software update, ...

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Tuesday, November 23, 2010

'Act of vandalism' may have caused network outage - Regis Highlander




'Act of vandalism' may have caused network outage
Regis Highlander
Vandalism may have been the cause of one recent internet outage on campus, says Erich Delcamp, director of infrastructure and operations. ...

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Server Down Show Folge 130 - Final Fantasy XIV Fragestunde - GameStar




Server Down Show Folge 130 - Final Fantasy XIV Fragestunde
GameStar
Für die Server Down Show ist nur das Beste gut genug, deswegen wird der Battle wieder einmal von dem einzig wahren Quizmaster Ahmet "Schleuder" Iscitürk ...

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Business disaster recovery plans lax for emerging technologies - Infosecurity Magazine (US)




Business disaster recovery plans lax for emerging technologies
Infosecurity Magazine (US)
Symantec found that respondents expected downtime per network outage to be around two hours. Despite these expectations, the median downtime per outage in ...

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Business connectivity proliferation raises security concerns - One Stop Click




Business connectivity proliferation raises security concerns
One Stop Click
The UK government recently simulated its own communications network outage - operation White Noise - and, according to Heavy Reading, other governments are ...

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Monday, November 22, 2010

Spacenet Receives a 2010 INTERNET TELEPHONY Excellence Award - MarketWatch (press release)




Spacenet Receives a 2010 INTERNET TELEPHONY Excellence Award
MarketWatch (press release)
... wireless or satellite networks and provides a seamless solution for automatic network failover in the case of a primary network outage. ...

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Friday, November 19, 2010

In brief | Moore's papers; KCK shooting; Paseo street incident - Kansas City Star




In brief | Moore's papers; KCK shooting; Paseo street incident
Kansas City Star
His thefts once caused a six-hour network outage at the Agriculture Department. Police were investigating whether a 27-year-old man was impaired when he was ...

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After October fire, deer hunt to help Bavaria Sausage get back in business - Madison.com




After October fire, deer hunt to help Bavaria Sausage get back in business
Madison.com
“I went from 1500 to 2000 items on my website down to 200 or 300,” she said. Available items include sausage, Landjaegers, cheese, kraut, dumplings, ...

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SchNEWS 748: Complete Hissy Fit - Indymedia UK




SchNEWS 748: Complete Hissy Fit
Indymedia UK
We've reached an audience we've never been able to before - They forced us to take the website down - but now we're in the Guardian, BBC” (even SchNEWS! ...

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Thursday, November 18, 2010

Lee's Summit man gets prison for $573000 fraud - Kansas City Star




Lee's Summit man gets prison for $573000 fraud
Kansas City Star
His thefts once caused a six-hour network outage at the agriculture department. He used the funds to pay off his auto loan, purchase a house and make ...
LS man sentenced for mail fraud, money launderingLee's Summit Journal

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LS man sentenced for mail fraud, money laundering - Lee's Summit Journal




LS man sentenced for mail fraud, money laundering
Lee's Summit Journal
... the theft of the fiber optic converters, and approximately $79672 in labor cost during a six-hour network outage (for a total loss to USDA of $652597). ...

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Easynet broadband customers hit by network outage - Top10.com




Easynet broadband customers hit by network outage
Top10.com
Broadband customers registered with Easynet suffered a serious nationwide outage yesterday morning, it has been reported. ISPreview.co.uk reports that the ...

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Printing Software enables printing during network outage. - ThomasNet Industrial News Room (press release)




Printing Software enables printing during network outage.
ThomasNet Industrial News Room (press release)
PalSafe permits the creation and printing of critical admission records while a facility is experiencing a network outage. PalSafe is intended for network ...

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Wednesday, November 17, 2010

MWeb clients vent rage at outage on Facebook - Business Day




MWeb clients vent rage at outage on Facebook
Business Day
Arthur Goldstuck of World Wide Worx, an internet research and consulting company, said yesterday the network outage would have had major consequences since ...

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London Police Take Down Rioters' Advising Website - Gizmodo Australia




London Police Take Down Rioters' Advising Website
Gizmodo Australia
*thwack* While the takedown didn't quite happen like that, the metropolitan police did successfully make Fitwatch's hosting provider shut the website down. ...

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MWEB network down - News24




MWEB network down
News24
Cape Town - MWEB ADSL clients have been affected by a network outage that will be repaired at about 16:00 the ISP said. "Roadworks at Buccleuch Interchange ...
More downtime for MWEBiAfrica.com

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Server Down Show Folge 129 - Mythos (Update) - GameStar




Server Down Show Folge 129 - Mythos (Update)
GameStar
In der Server Down Show Folge 129 erfahren Sie was Clape und Weins von dem Spiel halten, und was Mythos Ihnen bietet. Für den Battle haben unsere Gäste eine ...

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Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Newsweek.com Saved By Emotional Online Campaign - allvoices




Newsweek.com Saved By Emotional Online Campaign
allvoices
... a webpage by the name of “Save Newsweek.com” that gathered massive traffic and made the editor withdraw the decision of shutting the website down. ...

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Monday, November 15, 2010

If You're Seeking Justice, Don't Look Online - WBUR




If You're Seeking Justice, Don't Look Online
WBUR
A key Supreme Judicial Court website is shut down this morning, apparently because someone forgot to renew the domain name. ...

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If You're Seeking Justice, You Won't Find It Online - WBUR




If You're Seeking Justice, You Won't Find It Online
WBUR
A key Supreme Judicial Court website is shut down this morning, apparently because someone forgot to renew the domain name. ...

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Saturday, November 13, 2010

WikiLeaks sets up limited company in Iceland - BusinessWeek




WikiLeaks sets up limited company in Iceland
BusinessWeek
... that US authorities pressured an online payment service to shut down his account. WikiLeaks has in the past shut its website down due to lack of funds.

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WikiLeaks sets up in media haven Iceland - The Australian




WikiLeaks sets up in media haven Iceland
The Australian
... that US authorities pressured an online payment service to shut down his account. WikiLeaks has in the past shut its website down due to lack of funds. ...

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WikiLeaks sets up limited company in Iceland - eTaiwan News




WikiLeaks sets up limited company in Iceland
eTaiwan News
... that US authorities pressured an online payment service to shut down his account. WikiLeaks has in the past shut its website down due to lack of funds.

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Friday, November 12, 2010

ISC Introduces a Space Saving Wallmount Server Rack for 19inch Rackmount Servers - PR-USA.net (press release)




ISC Introduces a Space Saving Wallmount Server Rack for 19inch Rackmount Servers
PR-USA.net (press release)
Since many of these servers are 27-30 inches deep, a server rack was created to hang the server down or mount on its side resulting in significant space ...

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Maximizing server uptime: Best practices - PC World Magazine




Maximizing server uptime: Best practices
PC World Magazine
The only legitimate reason for pulling a functional server down during regular business hours would be the installation of a critical software update, ...

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