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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