A massive co-ordinated series of cyber attacks has forced hundreds of major websites from Amazon to Twitter offline across the globe - and WikiLeaks believes its supporters are to blame. DDoS attacks are a primitive form of hacking using botnets - networks of computers that hackers bring under their control. 'The reason being, online criminals have once again gone after a significant site with a DDoS attack. WHAT IS A DDOS ATTACK? • DDoS attacks are a primitive form of hacking using botnets - networks of computers that hackers bring under their control.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 21, 2016 22:34 UTC