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Have Script, Will Destroy (Lessons in DoS)
From: mea culpa <jericho () DIMENSIONAL COM>
Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2000 04:17:07 -0700
Forwarded From: "Noonan, Michael D" <mdn () intel com> With the current round of cyberwar attacks making the headlines, you will find an excellent tutorial which explains how these attacks are accomplished at: <http://www.hackernews.com/bufferoverflow/00/dosattack/dosattack.html> The hackers who have managed to temporarily paralyse major websites this week used a technique known as "spoofing'', which allows them to commandeer other people's computers to stage massive assaults, US federal investigators said today. Read the full story at: <http://www.it.fairfax.com.au/breaking/20000210/A10655-2000Feb10.html> ISN is sponsored by Security-Focus.COM
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