*Entry Title: *WHID 2011-76: Auto Trader website attacked *WHID ID: *2011-76 *Date Occurred: *April 19, 2011 *Attack Method: *Denial of Service *Application Weakness: *Insufficient Anti-automation *Outcome: *Downtime *Attacked Entity Field: *Automotive *Attacked Entity Geography: *USA *Incident Description: *According to a story released on the Auto Trader blog page, the Auto Trader website was subject to an attack from midday on Apil 19th until the early hours of April 20th. The attack disrupted access to the sight, causing it to run slowly or not open at all. According to the blog the attack originated from abroad. Such attacks, called denial of service, or DDOS attacks, are desig *Mass Attack: *No *Reference: * http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/news/buying-and-selling/2011-04/auto-trader-website-attacked/ *Attack Source Geography:*