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SOCA socked by a DDoS attack

SOCA socked by a DDoS attack Created by MG1 on May 04, 2012

The website of the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) in the UK has been subject to a cyberattack.
The site was taken offline late Wednesday night – and seems to still be offline at time of writing – but the organisation believes that a security risk was not posed by the events.
SOCA has released a statement saying, "We took action to limit the impact on other clients hosted by the [same] service provider.
"DDoS attacks are a temporary inconvenience to website visitors but do not pose a security risk. »read more

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