Monday, December 9, 2013

Ebay DDOS Attackers Plead Guilty; Used "Low Orbit Ion Cannon" DDOS Tool

"In a plea agreement, the accused admitted using the Low Orbit Ion Cannon tool, Anonymous's favourite website flooding utility, to hit PayPal as part of "Operation Avenge Assange:'" The Register

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/12/09/paypal_13_guilty_pleas/

Media reports claimed denial of service attack cost Ebay $5.5 million. Ebay founder said in effect the DDOS tool gave each hactivist the online power of 6,000 protestors...

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