Comments on: Twitter Down Following DDoS Attack http://amygrindhouse.com/twitter-ddos-attack.html Celebrity news, Hollywood gossip, and rumours. Thu, 24 May 2012 19:08:18 +0000 hourly 1 By: AmyGrindhouse http://amygrindhouse.com/twitter-ddos-attack.html#comment-11653 AmyGrindhouse Fri, 07 Aug 2009 01:05:19 +0000 http://amygrindhouse.com/?p=20658#comment-11653 Oh yeah... do keep me on my toes, with your sessy reporting skills in my comment section, sugar. :D Oh yeah… do keep me on my toes, with your sessy reporting skills in my comment section, sugar. :D

]]> By: AmyGrindhouse http://amygrindhouse.com/twitter-ddos-attack.html#comment-11647 AmyGrindhouse Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:58:10 +0000 http://amygrindhouse.com/?p=20658#comment-11647 Howdy... I've been online pretty much the whole day. This was written this morning and so of course does not contain everything. I'm aware of which social networks were affected, ta. This post was written as it was happening and before those multiple and more detailed Mashable reports came out. I read Mashable's latest assesments. They seem to be on the right track. But there's no point in me updating a post like this unless an actual cause (not specualtion of the cyber-war blah blah blah) is released. Pretty much all social networks and sharing platforms were affected in some way, including Blip and YouTube.... we shall see who is really to blame... Howdy… I’ve been online pretty much the whole day. This was written this morning and so of course does not contain everything. I’m aware of which social networks were affected, ta. This post was written as it was happening and before those multiple and more detailed Mashable reports came out. I read Mashable’s latest assesments. They seem to be on the right track. But there’s no point in me updating a post like this unless an actual cause (not specualtion of the cyber-war blah blah blah) is released.

Pretty much all social networks and sharing platforms were affected in some way, including Blip and YouTube…. we shall see who is really to blame…

]]> By: Rain http://amygrindhouse.com/twitter-ddos-attack.html#comment-11642 Rain Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:40:45 +0000 http://amygrindhouse.com/?p=20658#comment-11642 It wasn't just Twitter, but also Facebook, LiveJournal, and a host of other social media sites. The attack originated outside the U.S. (Mashable claims that some sources speculate it was from Russia). On the surface, most people will consider this a minor aggravation. The deeper implications are that computer terrorism directed from one government to another may end up benefiting from this since things like these are nearly the equivalent of testing conventional weapons. I personally believe this was a test to see just how vulnerable U.S.-based systems are, how quickly they can recover, and just how much short-term damage could be caused. It wasn’t just Twitter, but also Facebook, LiveJournal, and a host of other social media sites.

The attack originated outside the U.S. (Mashable claims that some sources speculate it was from Russia).

On the surface, most people will consider this a minor aggravation. The deeper implications are that computer terrorism directed from one government to another may end up benefiting from this since things like these are nearly the equivalent of testing conventional weapons.

I personally believe this was a test to see just how vulnerable U.S.-based systems are, how quickly they can recover, and just how much short-term damage could be caused.

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