Data Transmission Speed on Web Decreased

Data transmission speed internet has fallen sharply as a result of hackers, which experts call the largest in the history of the global network, reports BBC.

Target of attack was the company Spamhaus - an organization with offices in London and Geneva, dealing with countering spam. For this Spamhaus maintains a database, which entered the servers used to send "sick" messages. The company also supports a number of services that block suspicious mailing servers.

March 27, it became known that the servers Spamhaus were "the biggest DDoS-attack in history." The attack began in mid-March, and apparently continues to this day. DDoS-attack power of 300 gigabits per second, though the capacity of 50 gigabits per second, enough to damage the infrastructure of a major financial institution, writes Lenta.ru.

Reputed experts disabling blockers Spamhaus made other sites of the more vulnerable to DDoS-attacks. As a result, millions of computers and servers are affected worldwide. Investigating the incident handled by experts from five different countries.

Representatives of Spamhaus accused of organizing attacks the Dutch company Cyberbunker. Some time ago, Spamhaus blocked its servers in connection with allegations that the company is hosting spammers. Representatives Cyberbunker accused Spamhaus of abuse of power.

Spamhaus claims that DDoS-attacks on request of Cyberbunker were organized by hackers from Russia and other Eastern European countries. - 17D-