Re: Recent Attacks

["Steven M. Bellovin" <smb () research att com>]

In message <Pine.GSO.4.10.10002172007460.4305-100000 () www securityfocus com>, Ry
an Russell writes:

> Hang on now, that's too easy an example.  I'm not THAT
> lenient.  What I'm saying is that if Amazon normally
> does 1M$/day, and on the day od the DDoS attacks,
> they only do 800K$... but then do 1.2M$ the next day..
> were there damages beyond investigative costs?
And E-trade, where *timing* matters a lot to their customers?

                --Steve Bellovin