A cyber attack described as the largest in history is currently underway, and it's apparently all because of an argument over some spam.
The Spamhaus Project, based in both London and Geneva, produces lists of email addresses and servers that are known to send out things that most people won't want, from penis enlargement scams to malware and viruses. Someone isn't happy about being blocked -- and right now, a vast cyber attack is directed right at Spamhaus, threatening the internet's core infrastructure.
By: Ian Steadman, Edited by: Olivia Solon
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via Wired.co.uk
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-03/27/biggest-cyber-attack-spamhaus
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