DDoS attacks bog down Elance
I didn't want to start this blog off on an ominous note, but I'm not the one who makes the news.
Yesterday morning, Elance experienced a denial-of-service (DDoS, as it's sometimes known) attack on their servers. Digital Attack Map states a DDoS attack renders a website unusable by overwhelming it with traffic, which makes information retrieval and publishing a major challenge.
The site stated in an email this is the first attack of its kind to the freelancing giant and worked to assure its freelancers and clients that no sensitive information was compromised.
"We recognize that the outage is highly disruptive and we sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this might cause," the email reads. "We are working with the appropriate law enforcement agencies to find and prosecute the criminals responsible for this attack."
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