Palestine news websites, including EI, knocked offline by Internet attackers
▻http://electronicintifada.net/blogs/ali-abunimah/palestine-news-websites-including-ei-knocked-offline-internet-at
“This came days after IMEMC (International Middle East Media Center), another Palestine-focused online publication, was subjected to a similar attack.
There are more than two thousand such attacks observed daily worldwide, says Digital Attack Map, which produces visualizations of DDoS attacks such as the one at the top of this post.
A form of censorship
DDoS attacks are widely seen as a threat to freedom of expression, prompting several initiatives to protect potential targets.
Despite these efforts, DDoS attacks have proven difficult to prevent and those who launch them are difficult to identify. The Electronic Intifada, like many targets, was taking measures to protect against an attack, and is examining what it can learn from Monday’s incident.”
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