IP: First uk ISP to close due to Hacker Attacks

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 12:24:39 +0000
> To: farber () cis upenn edu
> From: Brian Randell <Brian.Randell () newcastle ac uk>
>
>
> > From: Jason Normanton [mailto:Jason.Normanton () ncl ac uk]
> > Sent: 04 February 2002 08:45
> > To: schin-dev
> > Subject: [schin-dev] First uk ISP to close due to Hacker Attacks
> >
> >
> > Hi all
> >         A UK ISP was forced to sell its business this week due to DDOS
> > (distributed denial of service) attacks from a hacker group. For more
> > info take a look at
> > http://www.internetwk.com/story/INW20020201S0003
> >
> >
> > Yours as ever
> >
> > Jason Normanton
> > Network Administrator
> > Sowerby Centre for Health Informatics (SCHIN) University of Newcastle
>
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