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Old 12-22-2010, 09:59 AM   #1
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Post Web attacks target human rights sites


"Human rights groups and campaigners are being hit hard by huge web attacks launched by those opposed to their views, finds research."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12054774
 
Old 01-04-2011, 03:09 PM   #2
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The report gives the example of the organisation 'Help Israel Win' which recently invited individuals to install a software package, dubbed Patriot DDos, on their computers so the machine could be used to launch attacks, on what the authors assume would be Palestinian targets.
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