April 24th, 2008
SlideShare: Another DDoS victim surfaces
In an email to me, Dancho Danchev reported another victim of the same type of DDoS attack mentioned as hitting CNN. We’ll keep our ears open for other instances.
The following links to the SlideShare blog which discusses the attack:
http://blog.slideshare.net/2008/04/18/slideshare-experiencing-ddos-attack/
-Nate
Nathan McFeters is a Senior Security Advisor for Ernst & Young's Advanced Security Center in Chicago. The views and opinions expressed in this article are his own and do not represent the views and opinions of Ernst & Young Advanced Security Center or Ernst & Young, LLP. Nathan has performed web application, deep source code, Internet, Intranet, wireless, dial-up, and social engineering engagements for numerous clients in the Fortune 500 during his career at Ernst & Young and has spoken at a number of prestigious conferences, including Black Hat, DEFCON, ToorCon, and Hack in the Box. He can be found at his Pwn* blog and XS-Sniper, a blog with Billy Rios. See his full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations.
