'Shock and awe' DDoS campaign does neither
A much-hyped distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on several bitcoin exchanges failed to materialize this week. A post (since deleted) on the text-sharing site Pastebin.com over the weekend had promised a massive attack on the bitcoin infrastructure for Monday, April 22. The stated goal was to bring the price of bitcoin down to $30 (US). The promised attack, set to start at 15:30 UTC, was to involve the distribution of bogus press releases suggesting that the bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox was under investigation for securities fraud. Shortly afterward, the story was to be spammed on....
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BTC-e was down briefly on Sunday, following a powerful distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack against its servers. DDoS attacks against bitcoin exchanges have gained notoriety since the 'massive and concerted' attack which targeted multiple organisations earlier this year. However, in the current climate of uncertainty even a harmless attack can be misinterpreted, with speculation spreading like wildfire on social media. Luckily BTC-e was quick to confirm the attack and dismiss fears - it was just another DDoS attack, now all too common in the world of bitcoin. DDoS attack on our....