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One Computer Can Knock Almost Any WordPress Site Offline | SecurityWeek.Com

Accepted submission by MrPlow at 2018-02-06 19:23:34
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MrPlow [soylentnews.org] writes:

Submitted via IRC for TheMightyBuzzard

An Israeli researcher has published details of how almost anyone can launch a denial of service (DoS) attack against almost any WordPress with just one computer.

I bet Wired is feeling pretty damned stupid about now.

Source: http://www.securityweek.com/one-computer-can-knock-almost-any-wordpress-site-offline [securityweek.com]

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