BobBear (anti-fraud site) DDoSed - November 2008

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DATE:
2008-11

AFFECTED COUNTRIES:
UK

AFFECTED SITES:
bobbear.co.uk

EFFECT OF ATTACKS:
n/a

SOURCE COUNTRY:
n/a

ALLEGED ATTACKERS:
Black Energy botnet (operator unknown)

TYPE OF ATTACK:
DDoS

ATTACK SPECIFICS:
3/4 million hits daily. Botnet prefs: icmp_freq=10; icmp_size=2000; syn_freq=10; spoof_ip=0; attack_mode=0; max_sessions=30; http_freq=4; tcpudp_freq=20; udp_size=1000; tcp_size=2000; cmd=flood http bobbear.co.uk; ufreq=5; botid= (not set). (1)

EVENT DESCRIPTION:
Popular British anti-fraud site attacked alongside several cybercrime-fighting communities. 4 Black Energy botnets targeted this website only.

URLS:
1. http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/anti-fraud-site-hit-by-a-ddos-attack/2188

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