Sent to you by wasc-whid via Google Reader: WHID 2011-25: Mail & Guardian website taken down after hacker attack via Default WHID View on 1/26/11 Entry Title: WHID 2011-25: Mail & Guardian website taken down after hacker attack WHID ID: 2011-25 Date Occurred: January 26, 2011 Attack Method: Unknown Application Weakness: Unknown Outcome: Downtime Attacked Entity Field: News Attacked Entity Geography: South Africa Incident Description: The Mail & Guardian Online, one of South Africa’s oldest news website, has been taken offline. Mail & Guardian editor Nic Dawes said on Twitter that the website is ‘under sustained attack by hackers’ and that it was taken offline to protect the security of their users. According to Dawes the attacks originate in Russia. Mass Attack: No Reference: http://mybroadband.co.za/news/security/17999-Mail-Guardian-website-taken-down-after-hacker-attack.html Attack Source Geography: Russia Things you can do from here: - Subscribe to Default WHID View using Google Reader - Get started using Google Reader to easily keep up with all your favorite sites