Pro-WikiLeaks Cyber Army Gains Strength; Thousands Join DDoS Attacks

[Avalux]

Computerworld - The retaliatory attacks by pro-WikiLeaks activists are growing in strength as hackers add botnets and thousands of people download an open-source attack tool, security researchers said today.

Most of those participating in the attacks are using the LOIC (Low Orbit Ion Cannon) DDoS tool, said researchers with Imperva and Sophos.

The open-source tool, which is sometimes classified as a legitimate network- and firewall-stress testing utility, is being downloaded at the rate of about 1,000 copies per hour, said Tal Be'ery, the Web research team lead at Imperva's Application Defense Center.

"Downloads have soared in the last two days," said Be'ery in an interview. As of 4 p.m. ET, more than 44,000 copies of LOIC had been downloaded from GitHub.

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[phasma ex machina]

1. That's nice. When will WikiLeaks make good on their promise to release bankster data? nt

[leftstreet]

2. +1 n/t

[FiveGoodMen]

3. The sooner the better.

[siligut]

4. Read the comments and rate them, so far Booger is winning

Submitted by Anonymous on December 9, 2010 - 17:51.

Anonymous are not hackers. Anonymous are men of conscience.

Join us... or expect us.



Submitted by Booger on December 9, 2010 - 18:00.

Anonymous are not men of conscience, they are little more than cyber thugs.



Submitted by Booger on December 9, 2010 - 18:02.

Anonymous are not men of conscience, they are cyber thugs throwing a tantrum.

[slay]

6. "We Are Anonymous"

[jwirr]

5. This world is never going to be the same. What they are learning

can and will be used in other events. Kind of scary.