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Internet users in parts of California were hit by DDoS attack preventing them from reach several sites. including Amazon. The sites' DNS provider, UltraDNS, was targeted by the DDoS attack. Amazon Web Services (AWS) was the first to signal something was amiss and began investigating a problem at 5.43 pm Pacific Time, The problem persisted until 6:38 pm, but in the meantime the S3 service continued to operate, AWS said.. However, staff at Neustar, the owner of Amazon's DNS provider UltraDNS, was aware of the problem around an hour earlier, at 4:45 p.m. Pacific Time. "At 7:45 p.m. Eastern Time we noticed an abnormal spike in queries and immediately identified it as a DDoS attack," said Allen Goldberg, vice president of corporate communications at Neustar. The company was able to analyse the attack pattern and take steps to limit its effects within minutes of identifying the problem, he said. The link for this article located at Tech World is no longer available. . However, staff at Neustar, the owner of Amazon's DNS provider UltraDNS, was aware of the problem aro. internet, users, parts, california, attack, preventing, reach. . Anthony Pell
The U.S. Defense Department said Tuesday that it's trying to find a way to permit American expatriates to connect to an absentee voting site that has been cordoned off because of the risk of hackers. . . .. Internet users in large portions of the world have been blocked from connecting to the voting assistance Web site, which tells absentee voters how to cast ballots in the November election. The list of Internet providers that appear to be blocked includes British Telecom, Wanadoo, Telefonica and China Telecom. "We're aware of the problem, and we're working on a solution," Pentagon spokeswoman Lt. Col. Ellen Krenke said. "We hope to have a fix in place as soon as possible." Krenke said that overseas Internet providers are blocked when U.S. government computers detect "any type of probing" coming from their network. She said that for now, U.S. voters can obtain the necessary forms directly from their state election officials or from a U.S. embassy. The Web site in question is called the Federal Voting Assistance Program and is operated by the Pentagon. It provides information to expatriates and U.S. military members about how to register to vote and request absentee ballots, but does not permit actual online voting. The link for this article located at Declan McCullagh CNET News.com is no longer available. . The Pentagon is actively working to resolve internet access issues for expatriates trying to reach voting support platforms, particularly in light of ongoing cybersecurity threats.. Voting Assistance,Cybersecurity Risks,Expatriate Voting,Pentagon Solutions,Internet Accessibility. . Anthony Pell
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