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Thursday, May 13, 2010

Angusht.com (Russia) DDoSed - January 2010

DATE:
2010-01

AFFECTED COUNTRIES:
Russia, Ingushetia

AFFECTED SITES:
angusht.com

EFFECT OF ATTACKS:
Damaged database, site downtime

SOURCE COUNTRY:
Russia

ALLEGED ATTACKERS:
BlackEnergy botnet, RBN

TYPE OF ATTACK:
DDoS

ATTACK SPECIFICS:
n/a

EVENT DESCRIPTION:
Related to the attack on ingushetiyaru.org

URLS:
1. http://blogs.forbes.com/firewall/2010/04/12/blurring-the-boundaries-between-cybercrime-and-politically-motivated-attacks/
2. http://www.angusht.com/news/index.php?news=31345
3. http://angusht.com/index.php?news=32176

Posted by  DoSWatch at 9:53 PM
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