Sent to you by wasc-whid via Google Reader: WHID 2011-23: Anonymous attacks websites in Egypt via Default WHID View on 1/26/11 Entry Title: WHID 2011-23: Anonymous attacks websites in Egypt WHID ID: 2011-23 Date Occurred: January 26, 2011 Attack Method: Denial of Service Application Weakness: Insufficient Anti-automation Outcome: Downtime Attacked Entity Field: Government Attacked Entity Geography: Egypt Incident Description: Following the recent uprising in Tunisia, thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in Egypt yesterday to demand an end to President Hosni Mubarak's rule. The online collective known as Anonymous has joined in the protests by orchestrating distributed denial of service attacks against key Egyptian websites. Mass Attack: Yes Mass Attack Name: Operation: Egypt Reference: http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2011/01/26/anonymous-attacks-websites-in-egypt.html Attack Source Geography: 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