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Thursday, May 13, 2010

Independent Russian paper DDoSed - January 2010


DATE:
2010-01

AFFECTED COUNTRIES:
Russia

AFFECTED SITES:
novayagazeta.ru

EFFECT OF ATTACKS:
Site down for at least a week.

SOURCE COUNTRY:
n/a

ALLEGED ATTACKERS:
n/a

TYPE OF ATTACK:
DDoS

ATTACK SPECIFICS:
1.5 million visits/second at peak

EVENT DESCRIPTION:
High-profile Russian independent paper, often critical of the Kremlin, victim of sustained attack.

URLS:
1. http://www.physorg.com/news184264816.html


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