Openhack III bowed but not broken - Hacker site doesn't reveal any cracks yet but falls under a fierce onslaught of DoS attacks.(Internet/Web/Online Service Information)

Publication: eWeek

Publication Date: 22-JAN-01

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The battle has begun, and the first salvo was a fierce one, as a cascade of denial-of-service attacks swept over the Openhack III site in its first four days of operation.

As of midday Thursday, no one had succeeded in any of the four hacking goals, although eWeek Labs saw creative DoS attacks directed against the Champaign, Ill., site, along with heavy usage.

There are consistently...

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