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Did Anonymous Take Down CIA.gov?

Posted by timothy on from the scheduled-demolition-of-the-old-bailey dept.

jfruh writes "The CIA's website has been down intermittently since Friday, apparently the victim of a DDOS attack. One of the more interesting questions of the story is whether elements of Anonymous are behind this — a question that even prominent members of the Anonymous movement can't seem to answer with any certainty. Perhaps this is obvious, but it seems that an anarchic, leaderless grouping can be hard to keep tabs on."

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  1. Re:The short answer is: No. by drinkypoo · · Score: 5, Informative

    No one took down the CIA.gov website. Did users "take down" Twitter when it faltered under too much load?

    If it's intentional it's a takedown. If it's accidental it's a slashdotting. Either way it's a DDoS.

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  2. Re:Who Cares? by Vegemeister · · Score: 3, Informative

    giving legislators reasons to throw harsher laws on everyone else.

    Only slaves fear masters.