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
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As WikiLeaks supporters and hackers hit PayPal and PostFinance with Denial-of-Service attacks for anti-WikiLeaks behavior, the group is also targeted in a DoS counterattack. – The anonymous group of hackers who launch DoS attacks against the entertainment industry refocused their campaign to target companies perceived to be anti-WikiLeaks. In response, the same group is also currently under a DoS attack for supporting the whistle-blowing site.
“We fight for the same re…
Microsoft recently provided a limited-access technical preview of its Office Web Apps suite. eWEEK Labs’ tests so far show that the Office Web Apps suite, while studded with its fair share of tech preview warts, signals that Microsoft’s counterattack on the online office encroachment of Google, Zoho and others is off to a solid start.
– When Microsoft offered the public a first look at next year’s Office 2010
upgrade, one of the suite’s most compelling new features Web-based versions of
Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote wasn’t yet available for testing.
Microsoft recently pulled back the curtain on its Office Web Apps in the
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