Cyberterrorism

Cyberterrorism

Cyberterrorism

Overview of Cyberterrorism in relation to cyber crime: [1]In October 2002, a denial of service (DOS) attack targeted the 13 primary domain name servers (DNS) that control Internet functioning. Called the ”largest and most complex” attack in Internet history, it caused seven of the servers to completely shut down and two others to suffer ”severe degradation.” This left only four Internet DNS to support ongoing Net data exchanges. Without these servers in operation, it becomes impossible to match a domain name with its corresponding Internet Protocol (IP) address; unless a user knows the actual IP address, he would be unable to access aWeb page. This would likely cripple the Internet for the vast majority of users worldwide. A similar attack was launched against the 13 servers in February 2007; however, new safeguards halted it before it took any of the servers down. To date, the perpetrators of the two attacks and their reasons for launching them remain unknown.

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Notes and References

1. By Sara E. Berg

See Also

  • Types of Cybercrime
  • Cybercriminal

Further Reading

CNN.com. (2000, February 9). FBI vows action as Internet attacks continue: Strikes hit E*Trade, ZDNet, eBay, Amazon, others. CNN.com Web site: https://archives.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/02/09/cyber.attacks.03/index.html; ComputerWire. (2002, October 23). Feds investigating ”largest ever” Internet attack. The Register Web site: (internet link) theregister.co.uk/2002/10/23/feds_investigating _largest_ever_internet; Gaudin, S. (2007, March 13). ICANN: Anycast and communication foiled February’s root server attack. InformationWeek Web site: https:// (internet link) informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=198000575; Harrison, A. (2000, February 9). Cyberassaults hit Buy.com, eBay, CNN and Amazon. ComputerWorld Web site: (internet link) computerworld.com/news/2000/story/ 0,11280,43010,00.html; Marsan, C.D. (2002, October 28). DDoS attack highlights ‘Net problems: Episode called crude, ineffective. . .but concerns mount about future problems. NetworkWorld Web site: (internet link) networkworld.com/news/2002/1028 DDoS.html; McMillan, R. (2008, January 19). CIA says hackers have cut power grid. PC World Web site: (internet link) pcworld.com/article/id,141564-c,hackers/ article.html; Messmer, E., & Pappalardo, D. (2001, February 8). One year after DoS attacks, vulnerabilities remain. CNN.com Web site: https://archives.cnn.com/2001/ TECH/internet/02/08/DDoS.anniversary.idg/; Pollitt, M.M. (1997). Cyberterrorism: Fact or fancy? Dorothy Denning’s Web site: (internet link) cs.georgetown.edu/~denning/ infosec/pollitt.html; Wilson, C. (2003, October 17). Computer attack and cyber terrorism: Vulnerabilities and policy issues for Congress. Congressional Research Service: Report for Congress (RL32114).


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