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Dixit Laurent Laplante le 20 avril 2000
Mafia Boy : Punir ou prévoir?
Au moins un des petits futés qui ont ébranlé Yahoo et Amazon sur leurs bases a été identifié. Il a procédé du haut de ses quinze ans et depuis Montréal. Visiblement soulagée, la grande responsable de la justice américaine, Janet Reno, a réclamé pour l'adolescent une sévère punition. Ce n'est pourtant pas de cette manière qu'il faut chercher la consolidation des réseaux informatiques.
Yahoo! / ZDNet le 20 avril 2000
Attaques par saturation : un adolescent arrêté au Canada
Un jeune homme, arrêté en fin de semaine dernière à Montréal, est soupçonné d'avoir participé aux attaques informatiques dont ont été victimes, en février dernier, les stars du e-commerce américain. C'est ce qu'a annoncé la Gendarmerie royale du Canada le 19janvier, qui participé à l'enquête aux côtés du FBI.
Netc... Par Francis Pisani- le 15 mars 2000
L'offensive des hackers: le rôle ambigu du gouvernement des États-Unise
Dans un récent article (9 mars)qui apporte quelques détails sur l'offensive des hackers du 8 au 11 février au cours duquel plusieurs des sites commerciaux les plus importants ont été bloqués, le quotidien USA Today explique que le gouvernement des États-Unis était au courant et que l'agence chargée de mener à bien la surveillance et d'assurer la sécurité n'a pas fait tout ce qu'il fallait.
Les Chroniques de Cybérie- le 14 mars 2000
Cybercriminalité: un rapport contesté/
5...] Jeudi dernier, l'Attorney general Janet Reno dévoilait le rapport du groupe de travail, un document intitulé «The electronic frontier: the challenge of unlawful conduct involving the use of the Internet» (Frontière électronique : le défi posé par les agissements illégaux impliquant l'utilisation d'Internet), rapport qui avait fait l'objet cinq jours auparavant d'une fuite au service de nouvelles Wired News.
Les Chroniques de Cybérie- le 15 février 2000
L'Empire contre attaque
Jean-Pierre Cloutier fait le point.
france.internet.com - le 14 février 2000
Network Associates chasse gratuitement les zombies
L'éditeur Network Associates met gratuitement à disposition sa suite de détection des "agents Zombie". Baptisée Cybercop Zombie Scan, la solution aurait permis de prévenir les attaques récentes contre Yahoo! ou Amazon.com. (france.internet.com)
Libération - le 14 février 2000
Mixter donne les clés du raid sur l'Internet
Celui qui se fait appeler «Mixter» pourrait, à 20 ans, devenir une star du cyberspace. Son logiciel a servi à mener l'assaut contre Yahoo!, Amazon... (Libération)
Les Chroniques de Cybérie - le 10 février 2000
Édition spéciale : État de siège
Internet est-il en état de siège? Le quotidien américain USA Today a retenu l'expression pour la section spéciale qu'il consacre à cette vague sans précédent de cyberattentats. [...] La communauté Internet se perd en conjonctures. Qui est à l'origine de ces attaques? Quel est le motif? Lire l'article de Jean-Pierre Cloutier dans Les Chroniques de Cybérie
Largeur.com - le 10 février 2000
Comment les pirates ont paralysé les plus grands sites du monde
Yahoo, CNN ou eTrade sont tombés en début de semaine, sous une avalanche de requêtes. Explications. (Largeur.com)
Europe Infos - le 10 février 2000
Le FBI ouvre une enquête criminelle après les attaques de sites internet
L'accumulation des sabotages informatiques incite les autorités américaines à réagir. Personne n'a encore revendiqué cette action sans précédent. (Europe Infos)
Les News Net - le 10 février 2000
Attaques en série
La liste s'allonge d'heures en heures : après Yahoo lundi, eBay, Amazon, Buy.com, E-Trade, ZDNet.com et CNN ont à leur tour été victimes d'une série de cyber attaques. (Les News Net)
Libération - le 11 février 2000
Raid sur le Net
Le sabotage de huit des sites les plus symboliques de la nouvelle économie souligne la fragilité de l'Internet. Un dossier spécial de Llibération.
Le Monde Interactif - le 9 février 2000
Les pirates de la Toile à l'offensive contre les géants de la Netéconomie
[...] Qualifiés « d'attaques coordonnées et distribuées », ces raids ont visé des sites qui font partie des plus visités d'Internet, véritables emblèmes de la Toile. Ils ont également apporté une preuve supplémentaire de la vulnérabilité du réseau face à des pirates organisés. (Le Monde Interactif)
Les Chroniques de Cybérie - le 8 février 2000
Yahoo! KO
Pour comprendre comment se déroule une attaque contre une cible telle que Yahoo, lire la chronique de Jean-Pierre Cloutier "Yahoo KO" dans les Chroniques de Cybérie.
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THE FIRST WAVE OF ATTACKS: , Excite@Home, MSN, E*Trade, Datek, CNN, ZDNet, Amazon, eBay, Buy.com, Yahoo!
FURTHER ATTACKS IN THE FOLLOWING WEEKS: NDB.com, Microsoft,com Romandie.ch, LA Times (?), MediaCash.SA
CNN - April 19 2000
Canadian teen charged in Web site attack released
A Canadian teen-ager, arrested and charged in connection with a February "denial of service"
attack on CNN.com, has been released on bail with parole conditions similar to those of noted
hacker Kevin Mitnick. (CNN)
Wired - April 19 2000
Reno: 'We Must Punish Mafiaboy'
The script kiddie suspected in the February denial of service attacks on a host of websites is arrested by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and Janet Reno wants to lay down the law. (Wired)
Wired - April 19 2000
Mafiaboy Reaction: 'Yeah, Right'
Hackers are skeptical about the arrest in Canada of "Mafiaboy." Many believe the real culprit in February's denial of service attacks is still at large. (Wired)
ABCNews - April 19 2000
‘Mafiaboy’ Arrested
A 15-year-old Canadian who goes by the online moniker “Mafiaboy” has been arrested in connection with the February attacks on major Web sites, ABCNEWS has learned. Canadian authorities arrested the teen in the Montreal area over the weekend and charged him on Monday but kept the records sealed because of his age. (ABCNews)
NY Times - March 14 2000
Site Offers Advice on Hackers
A month after unidentified hackers paralyzed several sites on the Web, the Department of Justice opened a site that offers advice on how to protect against hackers and explains how to report Internet crimes. (NY Times)
MSNBC - March 9 2000
‘Hactivists’ plan DDoS Web attack
Electrohippies, a group of Internet activists is set to release its own software tool designed to cripple Web sites (MSNBC)
ABCNews - March 8 2000
“Coolio” Officially Charged
After admitting to defacing the DARE.org Web site, 17-year-old Dennis Moran is arrested in
New Hampshire. (ABCNews)
ABCNews - March 1 2000
'Coolio' Admits To Hacking
A computer hacker known as "Coolio" tells ABCNEWS in an exclusive interview that he had nothing to do with crippling Web attacks a few weeks ago. But the teenager admits he struck three other Web sites and Los Angeles authorities plan to charge him with vandalism. The investigation has been difficult, in part, because many people use the online name “Coolio.” (ABCNews)
Wired - March 2 2000
Mr. Mitnick Goes to Washington
Congress calls on the former cracker for advice on how to better protect government sites from break-ins. (Wired)
MSNBC - March 1 2000
Hacker plan: take down the Net
According to one associate, Coolio wanted to use the power he’d amassed - over 1,000 so-called “zombie” computer - to cripple the entire Internet. (MSNBC)
PCWorld - FEBRUARY 29 2000
Official's Testimony Hints at Slow Progress on Internet Attacks
The official in charge of the government's cybercrime-fighting unit told a Congressional panel that the F.B.I. was uncertain whether more than one group was responsible for the recent attacks on e-commerce sites. (NY Times)
PCWorld - FEBRUARY 28 2000
Cybervandals May Launch From Windows
Cybervandals may quietly be infecting thousands of Windows PCs, preparing for another wave of denial-of-service attacks like those that hammered high-profile Web sites two weeks ago, security experts warn. (PCWorld)
USA Today - FEBRUARY 28 2000
Hacking code found at another university
Computer technicians at James Madison University have discovered that 16 student-owned Windows 98-based PCs were nfected with a possible variant of the hacker tools used in recent highly publicized DDoS attacks. (USA Today)
News.com - FEBRUARY 28 2000
FBI site struck by Web attack
The FBI said today that electronic vandals shut down its Web site for hours last week in the same type of attack that disrupted some of the Internet's major commercial sites. (News.com)
The Industry Standard - FEBRUARY 25 2000
Hacking Through Windows
Computer hackers may be infecting thousands of Windows PCs in preparation for another wave of denial-of-service attacks of the type that brought high-profile Web sites like Yahoo and eBayto their knees two weeks ago, security experts warned Thursday. (The Industry Standard)
NY Times - FEBRUARY 25 2000
National Discount Brokerage Faces Hacker Attack
NDB, an online broker, was cut off for more than an hour yesterday because of what it said was an attack by computer vandals that was similar to those against several prominent Web sites earlier this month. In addition, Microsoft said yesterday that it had come under attack this week. (NY Times)
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Hackers
Wired - FEBRUARY 17 2000
Hack-umentary, the E-Film
Disinformation, a movie whose well-timed release onto the Internet a week ago offers a glimpse into the mind of a hacker -- an omnipresent and lurking character -- behind last week's gush of Web site attacks. (Wired)
SiliconValley.com - FEBRUARY 14 2000
FBI narrows hunt in hacker attacks - sources
The AntiOnline site included statement on Saturday signed by Mixter, acknowledging his software may have been used to mount the attacks. But he claimed his intentions were motivated by a desire to improve Web security. (SiliconValley.com)
The Industry Standard - FEBRUARY 14 2000
Tracker Site Profiles Cracker Culprits
AntiOnline founder profiles the crackers -- A clique of peer acceptance-seeking, socially motivated U.S. teens or twentysomething. (The Industry Standard)
ABCNews - FEBRUARY 14 2000
‘Mixter’ Discusses Web Attacks
The probe into last week’s cyber attacks reportedly has turned to at least one anonymous programmer — known as ‘Mixter’. Though he has not been publicly accused in any of the cases and denies any responsibility for the assaults, he is believed to be the author of software that may have been used in the assaults. (ABCNews)
NY Times - FEBRUARY 14 2000
Hacker discloses new Internet attack software
Internet hecklers had a field day on Monday as President Clinton gave his first live online news interview a day ahead of a major White House meeting on computer security. (SiliconValley.com)
ABCNews.com - FEBRUARY 10 2000
Classic Hackers Decry Heavy-Handed Upstarts
 "We find that there are already ample words in the English language to describe such miscreants and call upon the media to define them by their actions, as they are all we know them by at this point," -- fumed the editors of 2600, The Hacker Quarterly
Wired News - FEBRUARY 9 2000
Smells Like Teen Malcontent
Who dunnit? The hacker community is puzzled about the identity of those responsible for the rash of attacks on high-profile Web sites ... and it's scornful, as well. (Wired News)
MSNBC - FEBRUARY 9 2000
Why do they hack? Because they can
Why would anyone clog the pipes of a bevy of seemingly unrelated dot-coms? The answer is, most likely: because they can. But the deep-seeded hatred for the commercial World Wide Web on the part of some online dwellers —the new millennium equivalent of sixties activists — may be playing a part. (MSNBC)
SiliconValley.com - FEBRUARY 9 2000
Culprits can expect a lot of legal music
If they are ever caught, the culprits who unleashed the attacks that crippled some of the biggest, best-known sites on the Web this week could face prosecution by both federal and state officials. They could also face civil charges brought by companies claiming they were victimized. (SiliconValley.com)
Paranoia and Conspiracies
Wired - FEBRUARY 10 2000
The Butler Hacked It!
It was the U.S. government that perpetrated the paralyzing series of denial-of-service attacks, didn't you know? The conspiratorialists say so ... and a lot of other things, too. In a widely circulated post to an email list, privacy advocate Jim Warren floated the theory that the Clinton administration staged the attacks to bolster proposals to greatly expand government powers of surveillance. (Wired News)
Salon - FEBRUARY 10 2000
The Web whodunit
No one knows who's behind the wave of attacks on big sites -- but everyone's got a theory. (Salon)
FBI
E-Commerce Times - FEBRUARY 10 2000
xclusive Interview: FBI Computer Crime Squad
In the following exclusive interview with the E-Commerce Times, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) supervisory special agent Charles Neal discusses the issues involved in defending U.S. companies against the explosive escalation of cyber-crime, its devastating impact, and the daunting challenges facing law enforcement officials. (E-Commerce Times)
News.com - FEBRUARY 10 2000
FBI posts software to combat hacker attacks
The FBI and security site Packet Storm have posted software that can detect if a site is being attacked Once an attack is identified, Web site managers can then implement plans to deflect the crippling amount of traffic generated by the assault.
ZDNet - FEBRUARY 10 2000
Taking out Web sites: A new cyber sport?
That's the grim reality facing law enforcement authorities, especially as the FBI pursues its manhunt for the vandals who attacked at least eight Internet sites over the past three days. Indeed, the week's great Web wipeout may only be the first act in a long-running war of attrition between cybercops and a subculture of hackers and copycat artists.
NY Times - FEBRUARY 10 2000
In the Wake of Web-Site Hacking, No Easy Answers, or Solutions
While hacking is not a new phenomenon, the denial-of-service, comparable to intentionally clogging a telephone line, drew more widespread attention to online vulnerability than ever before. (NY Times)
News.Com - FEBRUARY 9 2000
Cyberspace is difficult terrain for FBI
lanked by her top lieutenants at FBI headquarters, Attorney General Janet Reno today confidently vowed to eradicate the criminal scourge that has paralyzed some of the largest Internet sites. (News.com)
ZDNet - FEBRUARY 8 2000
Web attacks: FBI launches probe
The FBI has launched a probe into the string of attacks on the Internet's top Web sites. Attorney General Janet Reno announced the investigation Wednesday as E*Trade and ZDNet joined the growing hit list of high-profile Web sites to suffer denial-of-service attacks in the past three days.
Fox News / Davenetics - FEBRUARY 9 2000
THERE'S AN OLD SHERIFF IN TOWN
While the FBI is well-equipped with the technical know-how to investigate this series of hacker attacks, the most promising leads may come from traditional detective work. (FOx News / Davenetics)
The Internet is OK
Wired - FEBRUARY 14 2000
Net Regs? A Little Dobbs'll Do Ya
Space.com CEO Lou Dobbs is miffed with those using last week's hacking attacks as a rationale for Net regulation. The real threat, he says, is in restricting freedom on the Net. (WIred News)
News.com - FEBRUARY 9 2000
Despite doomsaying, the Net will survive
Although outages resulting from this week's attacks will have a quantifiable commercial impact on its victims, those within the high-tech industry and beyond say the Web as a whole will suffer no lasting damage. Two key reasons for that assessment are the relatively brief duration of these assaults and the fact that they do not destroy data.
Siliconvalley.com - FEBRUARY 9 2000
`It's a wake-up call'
High stakes: The third straight day of cyberattacks puts confidence in the Internet to the test. The malicious hackers who crippled popular commercial Internet sites remained at large Wednesday night, but even their capture won't resolve a larger question: Will the cyberattacks shake the world's confidence in the Net? (SiliconValley.com)
ABCNews.com - FEBRUARY 10 2000
How Safe Is The Web?
What's so alarming about the attacks on major Web sites this week is that there's no easy way to stop them. The attacks are so simple that the FBI says even a 15-year-old could pull them off. Does this mean the Web is unsafe? (ABCNews)
Who's Next?
The Industry Standard - FEBRUARY 9 2000
Paranoia Strikes Deep at Web's Top Spots
Prominent e-commerce, online media sites exercise discretion in implementing and publicizing anti-"cracker" security measures. (The Industry Standard)
ZDNet - FEBRUARY 9 2000
Are You Next? How to Protect Your Site from Denial of Service Attacks
High-profile sites have suffered crippling denial-of-service attacks the past two days. E*Trade, Buy.com, CNN.com and Amazon are among the latest victims. Security experts say the attacks are most certainly the work of a coordinated effort. The FBI is investigating. If the big boys are falling, is anyone's site safe? Come to the site where I've got the latest details and what steps you can take to prevent your site from being overwhelmed. (DNet)
Insured?
Internet News - FEBRUARY 21 2000
Web Sites Race to Buy Hacker Insurance
It may be impossible for even the most fortified Internet companies to ensure their Web sites will not be hacked, but they can always insure themselves against losses from unwanted intrusions. (Internet News)
NY Times - FEBRUARY 10 2000
Companies Won't Say if They Were Insured for Net Attacks
Yahoo, eBay and other companies whose Web sites came under attack this week would not say yesterday whether they carried insurance to cover their losses. But insurance experts say many of the biggest and best-known companies do not have such coverage. (NY Times)
Security
NY Times- FEBRUARY 11 2000
Web Attacks Have Government Revisiting Laws and ecurity
The Justice Department is considering tougher criminal penalties to prevent malicious disruption of Internet commerce. The Pentagon announced thursday that as part of the investigation, it had begun a check on some 7,600 military computer systems to determine whether any had been used as relay points by the Internet attackers. (NY Times)
SiliconValley.com - FEBRUARY 9 2000
Web security companies profit from hacker scare
With top Internet companies shuddering under a wave of hacker attacks, Internet security companies, job-hungry consultants and even insurance companies swooped in on Wednesday to cash in on the scare. (SiliconValley.com)
Denial of Service Attacks
NYTimes /News.com - FEBRUARY 9 2000
How a "denial of service" attack works
The following graphics on News.com explain how such attacks work, and how companies can possibly prevent them. (NY Times / News.com).
BBC - FEBRUARY 10 2000
How the web was wounded
Zombies beware - Perpetrators of such attacks usually force unsuspecting third parties to be their accomplices in this, the very 21st Century version of industrial sabotage. (BBC)
ZDNet - FEBRUARY 10 2000
Graphic: Denial of Service 101
Click on the link under the devil graphic and "Interactive" - a small pop up window renders a graphic of a denial of service attack
ZDNet - FEBRUARY 10 2000
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Newsweek - FEBRUARY 21 2000
Hunting the Hackers
In a flash, some of the giants of e-commerce were shut down by a torrent of bits sent by hostile invaders. The attacks were a wake-up call to the fragility of the Net and kicked off a worldwide dragnet in search of the cyberperps. (Newsweek)
NY Times - FEBRUARY 17 2000
Chinese Site Suffers Attack
Sina.com, a top Chinese Internet portal, suffered a hacker attack around the same time several popular American Web sites were crippled by online raids, a Sina.com executive said. (NY Times)
SiliconValley.com - FEBRUARY 17 2000
FBI's Internet cases quadruple'
The number of newly opened FBI computer-hacking investigations has quadrupled since the first electronic commerce sites were attacked last week. Investigators theorize copycats may have emerged to attack additional, but less well-known Internet sites. (Silicon Valley.com)
CNN- FEBRUARY 16 2000
FBI investigation swamped with tips, continue to seek Midwest 'Coolio'
Coolio. It's a name that keeps popping up as the FBI continues to seek parties believed to have information connected to last week's attacks on popular Web sites. Agents from every FBI field office are involved in the investigation. (CNN)
MSNBC- FEBRUARY 16 2000
Hacker suspect has struck before
Coolio and his associates in the now-infamous #goonies IRC chat room have been creating problems on MSNBC’s chat server for about a year. (MSNBC)
ABCNews- FEBRUARY 16 2000
“Mafiaboy” Suspected In Attacks
A hacker known as “mafiaboy” is believed to be responsible for at least two of last week’s attacks on leading Web sites. Investigators suspect mafiaboy was a copycat and someone else was responsible for the first attack. (ABCNews)
NY Times- FEBRUARY 16 2000
Internet Executives Are Reassured After White House Meeting
Executives from the nation's leading Internet companies told President Clinton at the White House today that despite hacker attacks that disrupted several major Web sites last week, they saw no need for an increase in government regulation of the industry. (NY Times)
Fox News - FEBRUARY 15 2000
Internet Users Unsure of Government Intervention
Reaction to President Clinton's cyber security plan at today's summit with Internet executives was positive among participating members. But privacy advocates are anxious about government intervention of any kind, and home Internet users are unsure about who should be the official watchdog of the Web. (Fox News)
SiliconValley.com - FEBRUARY 15 2000
U.S. Web poll finds fear of hackers and government
Last week's hacker attacks on major Web sites have stoked widespread concern among home computer users and almost half of U.S. online consumers will think twice before sharing credit card data over Internet, a poll released on Tuesday found. (SiliconValley.com)
ABCNews - FEBRUARY 15 2000
Latimes.com Hacked
The Los Angeles Times’ Web site, Latimes.com, was hacked into last week, ABCNEWS.com has learned. The hack has caught the attention of FBI agents because it occurred at roughly the same time ZDNet and E*TRADE were attacked. (ABCNews)
Wired - FEBRUARY 15 2000
Hot On the Trail of 'Mafiaboy'
The worldwide search for the DoS hackers has turned up, among others, "mafiaboy" and "Coolio." But experts say they aren't the culprits, anyway. (Wired News)
Techserver - FEBRUARY 14 2000
Banks warned of impending Web attacks days before they occurred
At least eight times, starting days before unusually strong attacks against major commercial Web sites, computer experts at some of the nation's largest financial institutions received detailed warnings of impending threats. (Techserver )
ABCNews - FEBRUARY 14 2000
More Zombie Computers Found
Computers at two California universities, a midwestern school, a Berlin university, a non-university site in Southern California, at several companies and at an undisclosed location in Portland, Ore., were used as “zombies,” meaning they were taken over by hackers and instructed to launch the attacks. (ABCNews)
SiliconValley.com - FEBRUARY 14 2000
Clinton online interview is a hecklers' field day
A programmer familiar with attack software has disclosed three new attack programs of the type
believed to have taken down major Internet sites last week, complicating the jobs of security experts trying to fight the malicious programs. Three new versions, called Fapi, Shaft and Trank, are disclosed in a paper published today by the programmer known as "Mixter" at Packet Storm. (NY Times)
CNN - FEBRUARY 14 2000
President to announce creation of national cyber security center
President Bill Clinton on Tuesday will endorse the creation of a national cyber security center where Internet and e-commerce companies can work together to cope with hacker attacks, administration officials said. (CNN)
The Wall Street Journal - FEBRUARY 14 2000
Leads Aid in Narrowing List Of Suspects in Web Attacks
Computer Sleuths and federal investigators searching for the culprits behind last week's hacker attacks have obtained evidence that points to at least two potential suspects. Evidence obtained from analysis of network traffic, computer-security logs and monitoring of Internet-hacker channels known as Internet Relay Chat, or IRC, has let investigators focus on the activities of two known hackers. So far, the two have been identified only by their online pseudonyms. (WSJ) paid subscription required
SiliconValley.com - FEBRUARY 13 2000
U.S. Web probe reportedly seeks German hacker
Investigators tracking hackers who shut down leading Web sites last week believe that a leading hacker may be a German, press reports said over the weekend. The FBI-led National Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC) said a hacker with the alias "Mixter'' who breaks into networks with a program called "Stacheldraht'' (''Barbed Wire'') may be based in Germany, Die Welt newspaper said on Saturday. (SiliconValley.com)
MSNBC - FEBRUARY 12 2000
Calif. university computer used in hackings
The hunt for the computer intruders who disrupted Internet service at some of the Net’s biggest names has led investigators to three California universities and a computer expert in Germany. Stanford University this weekend announced school machines were used to launch the attacks. (MSNBC)
The Industry Standard - FEBRUARY 11 2000
More Cracker Victims Step Forward as FBI Probes California, Oregon
Investigators say a UC Santa Barbara computer server was used as a launch pad for the week's attacks on at least one site. (The Industry Standard)
Internet News- FEBRUARY 11 2000
The Great Hacker Hunt Continues
The news reports haven't exactly been consistent either, which leads to some interesting theories. Some reports say the "duped" sites were on the West Coast, as were many of the victim sites. Other reports put the duped sites in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles. Others have mentioned the German phrase for "prickly wire" appearing in connection with the attack, suggesting an overseas connection. Other interesting theories stem from a meeting last week of the North American Network Operators Group (NANOG), which featured a speech on denial of service attacks. (Internet News)
Internet News- FEBRUARY 11 2000
Yahoo!: Attackers Knew Our Weaknesses
In a message sent Thursday to other Internet service providers and to the Computer Emergency Response Team, Yahoo! network engineer Jan B. Koum concluded that the attackers were "above your average script kiddie" and "knew about our topology and planned this large scale attack in advance." (Internet News)
ABCNews - FEBRUARY 11 2000
Attacks Annoyed Users
Computer users say they were annoyed by not being able to access leading Web sites after the
attacks this week. But they say the damage wasn’t catastrophic. Find out why. (ABCNews)
The Wall Street Journal - FEBRUARY 11 2000
Hackers Take Down Web Site in France
Hackers widened their Internet attacks, knocking out a French Web site for 19 hours Thursday in the same manner they took down other major U.S. sites earlier this week. MediaCash SA was knocked out for 19 full hours by a Denial of Service. And the damage was hardly virtual: the French retailer estimates it lost 100,000 French francs (15,245 euros or $15,141) in business. (WSJ) paid subscription required
NY Times - FEBRUARY 11 2000
Evidence Suggests Web Attacks Were Work of More Than One Group
As attacks against prominent Web sites appeared to be tapering off, law enforcement and computer security experts said evidence now suggested that the digital assaults had been the work of more than one person or group. Also today, it was disclosed that more major Web sites than had been previously known were hit on Wednesday, the last day of the assaults. Those included Excite@Home, a provider of high-speed access over cable modems, which was attacked early Wednesday evening despite having taken precautions to defend its network.
Wired - FEBRUARY 10 2000
Suspicious Email Takes Credit
An email containing details about the attacks was received Tuesday evening by Attrition.org, the prominent hacker site that monitors and archives Web site attacks. "Cult Hero" from Attrition.org said the email claimed the attacks targeted publicly traded companies and were carried out by an individual acting in concert with insiders at the companies. (WIred)
Internet quiet after three straight days of attacks
After a three-day string of attacks, there were no confirmed reports Thursday of Web site assaults. (CNN)
News.com - FEBRUARY 10 2000
White House to convene Net security summit
The White House is organizing a meeting next week with the nation's top computer security experts and technology executives, with this week's Web attacks topping the agenda. (News.com)
NY Times - FEBRUARY 10 2000
Spread of Attacks on Web Sites Is Slowing Traffic on the Internet
On the third day of what increasingly appeared to be a well-planned and tightly coordinated siege by a single individual or group, the impact of the attacks deepened. In addition to damaging commerce at the sites that have become targets, the attacks slowed traffic in some portions of the Internet. (NY Times)
ZDNet - FEBRUARY 10 2000
net Attack - The Chronology
Click on the link under the devil graphic and "Interactive" - a small pop up window outlines the chronology of the attacks.
Yahoo.com - FEBRUARY 10 2000
Hackers Bring Down Several Major Web Sites
Yahoo's extensive up-to-the minute coverage: Special reports, links and articles.
News.com - FEBRUARY 9 2000
Leading Web sites under attack
Amazon.com, eBay, Buy.com, CNN.com, Etrade, and ZDNet were targeted by "denial of service" attacks that rendered their Web sites largely inaccessible. (News.com)
Internet News - FEBRUARY 9 2000
Web Broker Datek Apparent Victim of Hackers
Datek Online Holdings Corp., the No. 4 U.S. online broker, on Wednesday said its Web site crashed for 35 minutes as it became the latest apparent victim of computer hackers that have wreaked havoc across the Internet this week. (Internet News)
Amazon.com, eBay and Buy.com are hit (News.com)
FBI investigates net sabotage (BBC)
New assault weapons pose threat to Web (News.com)
Yahoo introduces email bug after attack (News.com)
Yahoo meets FBI, says no loss from attack (SiliconValley.com)
Sabotage crashes Yahoo site for three hours (SiliconValley.com)
Analysis: Hacker Attack on Yahoo! Points Out Biggest E-Commerce Weakness (E-Commerce Times)
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THE FIRST WAVE OF ATTACKS HIT:
Yahoo!
Amazon.com
eBay
Buy.com
E*Trade
Datek
CNN
ZDNet
MSN
Excite@Home
IN THE FOLLOWING WEEKS, ATTACKS HIT:
MediaCash
LA Times (?)
Romandie.ch
National Discount Brokers
Microsoft
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FBI [has posted sooftware that can detect if a site is being attacked ]
FBI's National Infrastructure Protection Centre
Network Associates
MyCIO -- MyCIO.com announces the first and only free scanning
service to protect against internet hackers...
@Stake - Securing the Net Economy
Tribal Flood
Tribal Flood attack -- CERT
Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section
U.S. DoJ : The electronic frontier: the challenge of unlawful conduct involving the use of the Internet
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"I think it was an alarm. I don't think it was Pearl Harbor" -- President William Clinton meeting with computer executives at the White House.
"Technically speaking, these attacks are one step up from spray paint on the highway overpass" -- Paul Saffo, of the Institute for the Future, describing the low-tech nature of the "denial of service" bombardments that wreaked havoc on may of the Web's most popular sites (Newsweek)
"We find that there are already ample words in the English language to describe such miscreants and call upon the media to define them by their actions, as they are all we know them by at this point," -- fumed the editors of 2600, The Hacker Quarterly
"We are still in the earliest stages of the Internet. We're on the frontier
now. For people to start crying out for more stringent penalties is to begin the invitation to regulation that is probably something we don't want, certainly not at this
stage." -- Lou Dobbs, Space.com
"The bottom line is there's no long-term effect here. "There's no impact on consumer confidence and no impact on the interest that companies have in doing business online… The financial effect here is going to be small." -- Charles Rutstein, senior analyst at Forrester Research < | | |
