It’s been reported in the news that WikiLeaks has been taken offline by a DDOS attack. However, there is a ‘hacktivist’ known as the ‘Jester’ who is using a tool he created called Xerxes. Xerxes exploits a specific Apache vulnerability to take the server offline, nothing ‘distributed’ about it.
https://www.infosecisland.com/blogview/3258-Hacker-Releases-Second-Video-of-Enhanced-XerXeS-DoS-Attack-on-Apache-Vulnerability-.html
https://www.infosecisland.com/blogview/2882-Jester-Unveils-XerXeS-Automated-DoS-Attack.html
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