From a computer virus named for a stripper to swarming botnet attacks on the Pentagon and Microsoft, The Daily Beast lists the 10 most infamous hacks, worms, and DDoS takedowns in the last 25 years.
The unending cyber assault executed last week by a group of anonymous "hacktivists" instilled fear and loathing in the hearts of network administrators at some of the world's most powerful governments and corporations. It was unprecedented in its scope-attracting thousands of amateur users willing to do battle in the name of free speech on the web.
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But amongst the real hackers out there is a feeling of indifference. These "script kiddies" -as those using software to attack Visa, MasterCard, and PayPal are being called-weren't the cyber warriors the media set them out to be, but amateur, talentless teens launching assaults with the click of a mouse.
The unending cyber assault executed last week by a group of anonymous "hacktivists" instilled fear and loathing in the hearts of network administrators at some of the world's most powerful governments and corporations. It was unprecedented in its scope-attracting thousands of amateur users willing to do battle in the name of free speech on the web.
Related story on The Daily Beast: The Bogus Assange Rape Case
But amongst the real hackers out there is a feeling of indifference. These "script kiddies" -as those using software to attack Visa, MasterCard, and PayPal are being called-weren't the cyber warriors the media set them out to be, but amateur, talentless teens launching assaults with the click of a mouse.
- 12/12/2010
- by Brian Ries
- The Daily Beast
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