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PostSubject: WikiLeaks falls victim to online attack   WikiLeaks falls victim to online attack Icon_minitimeSun Aug 12, 2012 7:46 pm

The secret-busting organisation WikiLeaks says it's been the victim of a sustained denial-of-service attack which has left its website sluggish or inaccessible for more than a week.

In a statement released late on Saturday the group said the assault intensified at the beginning of August and has since expanded to include attacks against affiliated sites.

Denial-of-service attacks work by overwhelming websites with requests for information. WikiLeaks says it has been flooded with 10 gigabits per second of bogus traffic from thousands of internet addresses.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/security-it/wikileaks-falls-victim-to-online-attack-20120813-2436a.html#ixzz23NXiANUx
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