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Major DDoS Attacks Impact Internet Root Servers and Infrastructure

Oct 25, 2002 •

Anthony Pell

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Monday's attack on the 13 computer servers that manage the world's Internet traffic was the first of two assaults, according to officials at the companies that were affected. . . Monday's attack on the 13 computer servers that manage the world's Internet traffic was the first of two assaults, according to officials at the companies that were affected.

Just after 5 p.m. EDT on Monday, a "distributed denial of service" (DDOS) attack struck the 13 "root servers" that provide the primary roadmap for the Internet. The second attack started several hours later and targeted a different kind of Internet server.

DDOS attacks are intended to overwhelm networks with data until they fail.

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