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DoubleClick Hit by DDoS Attack

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the hard-rain-falls dept.

YetAnotherName writes "The Washington Times is reporting that everyone's most beloved online advertising distributor, DoubleClick, was subject to a DoS attack crippling the company's DNS servers, and preventing up to 75% of advertising from making it to web pages and surfers' eyes."

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  1. Sad news by Lord+Grey · · Score: 5, Funny
    ... subject to a DoS attack crippling the company's DNS servers ...
    It is truly sad when Internet blackhats target a large, upstanding company like ....

    Oh, wait. It was DoubleClick?

    Can I donate some computer time?

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    // Beyond Here Lie Dragons
    1. Re:Sad news by dfurie · · Score: 5, Funny

      I think you're on to something. I think its time to give up on SETI and Folding@home and make a new distributed project to better man-kind; a doubleclick DDoS'er.

    2. Re:Sad news by Compholio · · Score: 5, Funny

      When they arrest the guy who did it we should put together a paypal donation to take care of his legal costs.

    3. Re:Sad news by eegad · · Score: 5, Funny

      Was this some other DoS attack besides posting their URL on Slashdot?

    4. Re:Sad news by shaitand · · Score: 4, Funny

      I felt that way once, but then I figured out the great secret. Whatever the features are of IE that give you that comfort, bitch here on slashdot about Mozilla not doing it. BAM within 5minutes you'll have 12 extensions that make moz/ff behave just that way. Be sure to mention IE does whatever it is though, if you don't it won't work as well.

      Seriously, try it.

      Believe it or not, it usually gets a faster response than "I just wish linux did... windows does it".

  2. On behalf.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    On behalf of the Slashdot community, I would just like to say that this was indeed a terrible thing. I, and I believe I speak for everyone here when I say this, greatly missed the DoubleClick ads. Their intrusive nature, attempted trickery, and bright flashy lights are what make my internet experience what it is.

    I hope that whoever did this terrible act is brought to justice, as such a horrible thing cannot go unpunished!

    1. Re:On behalf.. by halivar · · Score: 4, Funny

      I, and I believe I speak for everyone here when I say this, greatly missed the DoubleClick ads.

      Let us have a moment of silence, and then I shall buy an X10 camera in their memory.

  3. Oh boy... by nebulus4 · · Score: 5, Funny

    First they are DDOS'ed and now they are going to be /.'ed.. what a day..

    --
    "It would be wrong to refuse to face the fact that everything is fundamentally sick and sad."
  4. But I wanted... by krhainos · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... to enter to recieve my free iPod Mini

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    -K