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'Jester' ex-military hacker takes the distributed out of DDOS attacks |
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Source: InfoSecurity Magazine - Posted by Benjamin D. Thomas
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A politically-motivated hacker has apparently developed a multi-thread, thin-client denial of service attack application that effectively allows him to launch a distributed denial of service (DDOS) attack on a website from a single linux server.
Whilst single point denial of service software has been available in the hacker domain for some time, its usage has been restricted to relatively high-powered computers with T1 or better upload speeds, Infosecurity notes. According to online reports, however, a patriotic Islamic hacker — with possible military connections — and with the moniker of `Jester' on Twitter has been creating denial of service attacks on a number of sites he associates with al-Qaeda and Jihadist terrorists.
What is interesting about the attack vectors used is that the attacks are reportedly being made through the Anonine.com Swedish IP anonymiser service, which offers users high levels of anonymity in return for a modest monthly payment.
Unlike many other anonymiser services, Anonine does not impose IP traffic limitations, which appears to allow the Jester the ability to open up multiple IP sessions across a single internet connection.
Read this full article at InfoSecurity Magazine
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