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Old 11-13-2013, 12:29 PM
 
Location: Florida
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Someone is trying bring down the ACA website, but who could be behind these attacks? It does not look like the purpose of the attacks is to steal information, but simply to prevent the site from working.


HealthCare.gov targeted 'about 16 times' by cyberattacks, DHS official says - Investigations

A top Homeland Security Department official testified Wednesday that there have been approximately 16 cyberattacks on the HealthCare.gov website and one "denial of service" attack that was unsuccessful.

 
Old 11-13-2013, 12:38 PM
 
Location: Great State of Texas
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They don't need any DOS attacks to keep the web site from working

And aren't they the very ones that said everyone else had to shore up their IT so that attacks didn't bring down websites ?
Aren't they the ones that want to take over defining web security ?

Well let's see just how good their own security is now.
 
Old 11-13-2013, 12:40 PM
 
Location: Florida
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They don't need any DOS attacks to keep the web site from working

And aren't they the very ones that said everyone else had to shore up their IT so that attacks didn't bring down websites ?
Aren't they the ones that want to take over defining web security ?

Well let's see just how good their own security is now.
Sounds like you are almost happy someone is attacking it
 
Old 11-13-2013, 12:40 PM
 
Location: San Diego, CA
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16 times?

That's an insult.

Any site worth hitting, would have been attacked hundreds of times by now.

Sounds like the hackers only bother with this one when it's a slow day and they need to brush up on easy basics.
 
Old 11-13-2013, 12:42 PM
 
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Maybe if we sent in a seal team to deal with these attacks on our infrastructure we'd send a good message. But I bet folks would complain.
 
Old 11-13-2013, 12:53 PM
 
Location: Denver, Colorado
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Someone is trying bring down the ACA website, but who could be behind these attacks? It does not look like the purpose of the attacks is to steal information, but simply to prevent the site from working.


HealthCare.gov targeted 'about 16 times' by cyberattacks, DHS official says - Investigations

A top Homeland Security Department official testified Wednesday that there have been approximately 16 cyberattacks on the HealthCare.gov website and one "denial of service" attack that was unsuccessful.
For the moment, it's illegal for gangs of Republicons to go to cancer wards and unplug chemo bags, so they are attacking the website as a consolation, mixed with episodes of cyberbullying.

http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2013/...-woman.html?hp
 
Old 11-13-2013, 12:57 PM
 
Location: Great State of Texas
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Sounds like you are almost happy someone is attacking it
Nope but they act like they are the only ones to have experienced this ?
And 16 times ?

I'm sure someone will come along and blame this on Republicans.
 
Old 11-13-2013, 01:00 PM
 
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Nope but they act like they are the only ones to have experienced this ?
And 16 times ?

I'm sure someone will come along and blame this on Republicans.
Uhmmm....its unlikely to be democrats doing it don't you think?
 
Old 11-13-2013, 01:02 PM
 
Location: Great State of Texas
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Uhmmm....its unlikely to be democrats doing it don't you think?
Hackativsts, especially foreign ones, don't care about our politics.
 
Old 11-13-2013, 01:02 PM
 
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Awesome. Maybe they'll bring Columbo or Barney Fife out of retirement to find out who is doing it.
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