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Thursday, March 28, 2013

World's 'largest' cyber attack allegedly jams Internet

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A squabble between a group fighting spam and a Dutch company that hosts websites said to be sending spam has escalated into one of the largest computer attacks on the Internet, causing widespread congestion and jamming crucial infrastructure. 

Millions of ordinary Internet users have experienced delays in services or could not reach a particular website for a short time. 

However, for the Internet engineers who run the global network, the problem is more worrisome. The attacks are becoming increasingly powerful, and computer security experts worry that if they continue to escalate, people may not be able to reach basic Internet services, like e-mail and online banking. 

The dispute started when the spam-fighting group, called Spamhaus, added the Dutch company Cyberbunker to its blacklist, which is used by e-mail providers to weed out spam ...........read for more details THE HINDU
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