You can contact the webmaster at . DoS attacks disable Web servers on the Internet by overloading them with messages, according to the study. Attackers attempt to hide their tracks by using false source addresses. The researchers counted over 12,000 DoS attacks against 5,000 targets during the study period. Some attackers directed more than 600,000 message packets per second at their victims.
Tools get out to the general hacking community fairly quickly.
There are a lot of these tools there to be downloaded. The researchers were surprised to find a large number of small attacks, according to Moore. He said 80 percent of DoS assaults last less than 30 minutes. Some are just five minutes and aimed at dial-up home users. Eventually, the person might think his network is not working or the Internet is unusually slow, because he or she cannot open a Web site.