Technique
technique:denial_of_service_attack
Also: DDoS, DDossing, Denial of service attack, DoS, DoS attack, Dossing, denial of service
Availability-disruption technique discussed as a recurring attack against TalkTalk and as a possible distraction during the 2015 incident.
Availability-disruption technique discussed as a recurring attack against TalkTalk and as a possible distraction during the 2015 incident.
“We would receive what’s called denial-of-service attacks on our network every week.”
“If there was a denial-of-service attack, it was more of a distraction than damaging.”
Attack technique described as being used against game companies’ servers.
“Denial of service attack game companies game servers in retaliation.”
Attack capability mentioned as a possible use of control over hundreds of thousands of systems.
“you could do a massive denial-of-service attack against your enemies”
Attack technique that overwhelms a target’s connection or service so users cannot access it.
“This is called a denial-of-service attack, or DoS”
“booting people offline is illegal”
“He DDossed [00:45:00] them and he took their website offline”
Attack technique using the botnet to flood target computers with packets and take them offline.
“launch this botnet attack against some of the websites”
“flooding the target computer with so many packets that it would take the target offline”
An availability attack discussed as being used against The Pirate Bay by MediaDefender.
“MediaDefender was conducting denial-of-service attacks on The Pirate Bay.”
“they did quite a lot of those”
Technique described as flooding Comsec’s phone lines with repeated calls so legitimate callers could not get through.
“It was a denial-of-service attack, if you will, which tied up the phone lines”
| Direction | Predicate | Other entity | Origin | EP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| incoming | INVOLVES | TalkTalk October 2015 cyber-attack | Uncertain | 4 |
| incoming | USES | Daniel | Explicit | 4 |
| incoming | USES | Aidra Botnet | Explicit | 13 |
| incoming | USES | Low Orbit Ion Cannon | Explicit | 62 |
| incoming | USES | Stressor | Explicit | 62 |
| incoming | INVOLVES | SeaWorld DDoS | Explicit | 62 |
| incoming | USES | Ghost Exodus | Explicit | 70 |
| incoming | USES | Fixer | Explicit | 70 |
| incoming | USES | MediaDefender | Explicit | 92 |
| incoming | INVOLVES | The Pirate Bay | Explicit | 92 |
| incoming | USES | Masters of Deception | Explicit | 169 |
TalkTalk October 2015 cyber-attack INVOLVES denial-of-service attack
A denial-of-service attack was rumored and, if it occurred, may have served as a distraction rather than the main intrusion.
Uncertain Confidence 86% · Jack Rhysider EP 4 Details
“If there was a denial-of-service attack, it was more of a distraction than damaging.”
Daniel USES denial-of-service attack
Daniel carried out denial-of-service attacks, including attacks against his own college.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 4 Details
“he was doing denial-of-service attacks on his own college”
Aidra Botnet USES denial-of-service attack
Aidra was used to take down computers and was characterized as having malicious intent.
Explicit Confidence 90% · Jack Rhysider EP 13 Details
“It was being used to take down computers and did bad things.”
Low Orbit Ion Cannon USES denial-of-service attack
Jack explains that LOIC is used to flood an IP address and perform a denial-of-service attack.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 62 Details
“This is called a denial-of-service attack, or DoS”
Stressor USES denial-of-service attack
Jack characterizes a stressor as denial-of-service delivered as a service.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 62 Details
“A stressor is simple DoS as a service”
SeaWorld DDoS INVOLVES denial-of-service attack
The incident involved denial-of-service attacks that knocked SeaWorld websites offline.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 62 Details
“he was knocking websites offline with a few simple clicks of a button with a denial-of-service attack”
Ghost Exodus USES denial-of-service attack
Ghost Exodus says he used the bots to launch attacks and later used the botnet to attack targets.
Explicit Confidence 98% · Jack Rhysider EP 70 Details
“I thought of doing was infecting as many computers as possible in order to launch this botnet attack”
“On several occasions, I attacked 94chan with them.”
Fixer USES denial-of-service attack
Wesley says Fixer conducted denial-of-service attacks against his website.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Wesley McGrew EP 70 Details
“he was the main bad actor along those lines, along the harassment lines”
“denial-of-service attacks against my website”
MediaDefender USES denial-of-service attack
Peter says MediaDefender conducted denial-of-service attacks against The Pirate Bay.
Explicit Confidence 96% · Peter Sunde Kolmisoppi EP 92 Details
“they did quite a lot of those”
The Pirate Bay INVOLVES denial-of-service attack
The Pirate Bay experienced denial-of-service attacks attributed in the episode to MediaDefender.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 92 Details
“MediaDefender was conducting denial-of-service attacks on The Pirate Bay”
Masters of Deception USES denial-of-service attack
The Masters of Deception-associated hackers used a denial-of-service attack by flooding Comsec's phone lines with calls.
Explicit Confidence 96% · Jack Rhysider EP 169 Details
“It was a denial-of-service attack, if you will, which tied up the phone lines and made it so nobody could ever get through to Comsec.”