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Peer-to-peer networks co-opted for DOS attacks
Robert Lemos, SecurityFocus 2007-05-28

A flaw in the design of a popular peer-to-peer network software has given attackers the ability to create massive denial-of-service attacks that can easily overwhelm corporate Web sites, a security firm warned last week.

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Peer-to-peer networks co-opted for DOS attacks 2007-05-31
Anonymous
I think this problem has been typically simplified and many facts surrounding the demise of some of the DC++ projects are missing. The opinions of those who directly suffered at the hands of the so called 'groups' of attackers are biased and rightly so. This however, allows some of the most importan...

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