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CPJ Internet Channel | China, Malaysia, Russia

Cyber-attacks on press up in number, down in cost

By Danny O'Brien/CPJ Internet Advocacy Coordinator
Novaya Gazeta, a leading Russian independent news outlet, has been under cyber-attack.

The last two weeks have seen a spate of denial-of-service (DOS) attacks against news sites, coordinated attempts to overwhelm outlets with fake incoming data so the sites cannot respond to legitimate users.

Continue reading Cyber-attacks on press up in number, down in cost »
April 22, 2011 8:52 AM ET |
Tags: Ai Weiwei, Aleksei Navalny, Blogger, Change.org, DOS, Elections, Internet, LiveJournal, Malware, Novaya Gazeta, Runet
Blog | China

Site hosting Ai Weiwei petition hit with cyberattack

By Bob Dietz/Asia Program Coordinator
Change.org was the target of a denial of service attack that it says originated in China. (AP/Andy Wong)
Change.org is back up and running after what the site said was a cyberattack that came from within China. Here's the site's announcement that was running on its homepage earlier today:
Continue reading Site hosting Ai Weiwei petition hit with cyberattack »
April 20, 2011 12:20 PM ET | | Comments (3)
Tags: Ai Weiwei, Censored, Change.org, Cyberattack, Internet

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