Amazon is down? DOS attack ?

[fresh79]

For the last hour Amazon.co.uk has not been resolving.
The rumor mill is working overtime on Twitter speculating possible wikileaks revenge attacks

I cant check my amazon associate stats

 

[golddiggerguy]

Yep was wondering that too. Bummer! :-(

 

[fresh79]

seems it was co-ordinated with x-factor results so UK media hasn't noticed yet!
Nice.

 

[PredPred is verified member.]

lol
figure amazon deserve it for a number of things

 

[Bailey]

It's the orders for Daves book that dun-it

 

[doodlebug]

I would guess it is related to the wiki leaks issue ?

 

[philiporchardphiliporchard is verified member.]

More info here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11980125

 

[dougs]

just watch it unfold

http://twitter.com/search?q=#4chan
http://twitter.com/search?q=#operationpayback


http://sourceforge.net/projects/loic/

http://twitter.com/search?q=#operationpayback#search?q=#loic

http://research.zscaler.com/2010/12/hacktivism-on-display-operation-payback.html

http://thenextweb.com/uk/2010/12/12/amazon-co-uk-and-de-are-down-is-anonymous-to-blame/

http://status.aws.amazon.com/

Interesting times, tools being distributed all over the web. As fast as they are distributed the places are closed down......

Two sets of people at battle.

Doug

 

[GreyWing]

Wonder how long before the government makes operating such tools as loic from this country illegal?

No point in it unless you want to cause people or businesses damage.