Huge hack 'ugly sign of future' for Internet threats

Posted by jgrahamc on Tuesday February 11, 2014 @10:05AM
from the bbc.co.uk dept.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26136774

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Re:Huge hack 'ugly sign of future' for Internet threats by fuqua on Tuesday February 11, 2014 @11:53AM (#7218545)

"Attackers used a well-known method to bring down a system known as Denial of Service (DoS) - in which huge amounts of data are forced on a target, causing it to fall over."

Really? If it's so well-known, then perhaps Dave Lee should inform himself that DoS is a method, not a system. Does the server literally fall over too??

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Re:Huge hack 'ugly sign of future' for Internet threats by nekgrim on Tuesday February 11, 2014 @12:00PM (#7218601)

Attackers used a well-known method (to bring down a system) known as Denial of Service (DoS)

The sentence is missing commas, but it's clearly saying that a DoS is a method.

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Re:Huge hack 'ugly sign of future' for Internet threats by nmc on Tuesday February 11, 2014 @10:24AM (#7217995)

When will BBC writers learn the nuance between "hack" and "attack"?

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Re:Huge hack 'ugly sign of future' for Internet threats by JamesBaxter on Tuesday February 11, 2014 @11:28AM (#7218384)

That would require them to have more technical understanding than just how to use BBC CMS.

The BBC would rather "dilute" tech news to make it easier to understand than educate or challenge the readers.

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