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"Flash Mob" enables human DOS attack
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2003 19:29:23 -0400
Date: Wed, 06 Aug 2003 00:22:57 +0100 From: David Byrden <David () Byrden com> Subject: "Flash Mob" enables human DOS attack Dave: This item about "flash mobs", where people "voluntarily and simultaneously converge" to "partake in a silly and harmless activity" prompts a thought; isn't this the elements of a DOS attack? http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/08/04/flash.mob/index.html For example, you could arrange a crowd to obstruct a tour or presentation of a retail premises. The participants need not be told that they were interfering with anything important. I am reminded of hackers who plant hostile code in large numbers of networked computers, all programmed to send requests to the same address at the same time; the Denial Of Service attack. I'll try to report on the planned Dublin event. David
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