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Huge hack 'ugly sign of future' for internet threats 
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26136774

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Tue Feb 11, 2014 6:21 pm
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Yep, this has been the new DDoS attack vector since the middle of December. Security Now did an hour's in-depth analysis of this weakness after the first attacks took place.

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Wed Feb 12, 2014 4:48 am
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Would this explain why I find that the internet seems to grind to a halt for a few seconds while it "re-calibrates" itself?

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not usually, that's just a bit of build up at your ISP


Wed Feb 12, 2014 4:04 pm
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