Here’s an interesting spin on a denial of service attack:
Not only is the economy crashing, but so is part of the House of Representative’s website.
The site’s button — “Write Your Representative” — was bombarded by millions of constituents wanting to speak their mind about the stalled $700 billion Wall Street bailout.
A government official, Jeff Ventura, who runs the House.gov site, said millions of clicks on the feature might bring down the entire site.
Most DoS attacks occur because an organized effort is trying to take down a company’s web site. This is the first time I’ve ever heard it used against the government.
