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nonconformist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-29-06 01:29 PM
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Daily Kos under DOS attack
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/3/29/125054/349

Under DOS attack
by kos
Wed Mar 29, 2006 at 10:50:53 AM PDT

We are currently being hit with a Denial of Service attack. We're got lots of people fighting the attack and working to get the site back up. Thank you for your patience.
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rurallib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-29-06 01:31 PM
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1. Can you interpret for us technical incompetents?
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nonconformist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-29-06 01:34 PM
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3. A DOS attack floods a network with useless traffic
In an effort to bring it down.
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JHB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-29-06 02:08 PM
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11. You mean like Free Republic on any given day?
n/t
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sheelz Donating Member (869 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-29-06 02:25 PM
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16. Good one!
:rofl:
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TahitiNut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-29-06 01:38 PM
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Overloading the service/server, preventing others from using it.
Edited on Wed Mar-29-06 01:38 PM by TahitiNut
All services have load limits. Using a variety of approaches, those limits can be exceeded and make any service unavailable to others. A DoS attack often involves the use of infected systems, where a trojan horse (or worm) has been placed on the system permitting others to take it over and add to a traffic load on the targeted service.
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kayice Donating Member (252 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-29-06 01:41 PM
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Yes, I don't understand all this....who does this these things mean?--
I've noticed many links to 'important or embarrassing' things about the GOP do not work or you get an error. (Sometimes you are not allowed.) For us internet or computer dummies, sometimes it is frightening with this spying stuff going on.....some of us are just trying to get informed. Please PM me with an answer if you want and I'll explain my reason why I'm so concerned.
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doublethink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-29-06 01:32 PM
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2. Wonder if it has something to do with .....
a certain photo from Istanbul?
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nonconformist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-29-06 01:34 PM
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4. Methinks it probably does! nt
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leveymg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-29-06 01:38 PM
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5. Didn't DU break that story?
Edited on Wed Mar-29-06 01:38 PM by leveymg
Actually, there's not that much going on this afternoon over there. Strange timing.
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doublethink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-29-06 01:57 PM
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9. Think it was first brought up over at KOS ....
passed along here in a thread by Kpete ..... and the DU sleuths took it from there .... :evilgrin: ..... here's the original link on DU.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=776401&mesg_id=776401 peace ....
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earth mom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-29-06 01:41 PM
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7. Missed that one-got a DU link? eom
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nonconformist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-29-06 01:45 PM
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8. Here you go
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x783873
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earth mom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-29-06 02:24 PM
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15. Thanks!
Wow-the propaganda never ends does it? :(
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chat_noir Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-29-06 01:39 PM
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6. Department of Defense port scans 7.12.12.16
For the past couple of weeks my firewall has reported DOD port scans.


http://www.dslreports.com/whois

OrgName: DoD Network Information Center
OrgID: DNIC
Address: 3990 E. Broad Street
City: Columbus
StateProv: OH
PostalCode: 43218
Country: US

Comment: Defense Information Systems Agency
Comment: DISA /D3
Comment: 11440 Isaac Newton Square
Comment: Reston, VA 22090-5087 US
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zippy890 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-29-06 02:05 PM
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10. Reston VA, HMMM
NSA is in Reston

"Reston-based, SI International, an information technology and network solutions (IT) company has been awarded a new prime contract to provide human resources support services to the Welcome Center at the National Security Agency (NSA)."

http://www.triangletechjournal.com/news/article.html?item_id=1128

I wonder what kind of WELCOME CENTER there is at the NSA?
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WoodrowFan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-29-06 02:16 PM
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12. it's a contrator, not NSA itself.
Reston is nothing BUT government contractors and think tanks and beltway bandits and various IT and technology firms.

BTW, NSA is in Maryland...


I bet the DOS is coming from some RWers from Freak Republic.
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stepnw1f Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-29-06 02:19 PM
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14. I Hope KOS Sues Them
Edited on Wed Mar-29-06 02:19 PM by stepnw1f
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OnceUponTimeOnTheNet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-29-06 02:18 PM
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13. I just tried reading the article at DailyKos
It came up but my computer went goofy, couldn't scroll, commands wouldn't work, and my hard drive went hyper. Had to reboot to get off.
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