The 4chan message forum, which was a spring board for many of the Denial of Service attacks launched in support of WikiLeaks, was hit by DoS counterattack, knocking it offline for 24 hours. – The 4chan message board, a popular discussion forum for the so-called Anonymous activist group that launched a multitude of Denial of Service attacks in retribution for efforts to cut off technical and financial support for WikiLeaks, was itself shut down by a DoS counterattack on Dec. 28
The si…
AT T says it has lifted a block it put on part of the notorious 4chan.org bulletin board. AT T says the block was a security move in response to a denial-of-service attack against one of its customers, but the incident has touched a nerve among those concerned about net neutrality and censorship.
– AT amp;T blocked portions of the 4chan.org bulletin board July 25 and 26 in
response to denial-of-service attacks against an AT amp;T customer,
touching off a debate on censorship and network neutrality.
In response to criticism, AT amp;T stressed that it moved against 4chan.org
because of the…
