DATE:
2010-04
AFFECTED COUNTRIES:
Australia
AFFECTED SITES:
news.com.au
EFFECT OF ATTACKS:
n/a
SOURCE COUNTRY:
China
ALLEGED ATTACKERS:
Chinese government
TYPE OF ATTACK:
DDoS
ATTACK SPECIFICS:
n/a
EVENT DESCRIPTION:
Numerous DDoS attacks launched at the news site accompanied by "extortion notices demanding the retraction of articles." (1) The specific articles haven't been made public, but the Security Manager "says that the attacks occurred when something written by one of the News Limited's journalists wasn't in favor of the attackers view."
URLS:
1. http://www.outpost24.com/news/news-2010-04-14.html
2. http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/security-threats/2010/04/14/chinese-ddos-attacks-hit-news-limited-40088621/
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