A potent new software tool has emerged for launching attacks similar to, but more lethal than, the ones that took down Yahoo and other major Web sites in February. The new tool, called "Mstream," joins Trinoo, TFN2K, Stacheldraht, Shaft . . .. A potent new software tool has emerged for launching attacks similar to, but more lethal than, the ones that took down Yahoo and other major Web sites in February. The new tool, called "Mstream," joins Trinoo, TFN2K, Stacheldraht, Shaft and other programs made to launch "distributed denial of service" (DDoS) attacks. The link for this article located at News.com is no longer available. . A powerful novel weapon has surfaced for initiating deadlier assaults than earlier DDoS strikes on prominent online platforms.. Mstream, Cyber Threats, DDoS Attacks, Network Hacking, Online Security. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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