Have Script, Will Destroy (Lessons in DoS)

[mea culpa <jericho () DIMENSIONAL COM>]

Forwarded From: "Noonan, Michael D" <mdn () intel com>


With the current round of cyberwar attacks making the headlines,
you will find an excellent tutorial which explains how these attacks are
accomplished at:

<http://www.hackernews.com/bufferoverflow/00/dosattack/dosattack.html>

The hackers who have managed to temporarily paralyse major websites this
week used a technique known as "spoofing'', which allows them to commandeer
other people's computers to stage massive assaults, US federal
investigators said today.

Read the full story at:
<http://www.it.fairfax.com.au/breaking/20000210/A10655-2000Feb10.html>

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