Originally Posted by
Mikel at Webflyer
Update:
Just got off the phone with bconver and IB-Steph and they informed us that their network is still under attack and they are still fighting back as best they can. At the moment, things appear somewhat better, but it's still too early to tell whether or not the attack will flare up again. I
That's all the information we have for now. Our sincerest apologies for the inconvenience this has caused you all, and please understand that many are working hard to get this resolved as quickly as possible.
Mikel, would there be any economic benefit to someone to launch such an attack?
It is clear that whoever is doing it truly knows computers -- perhaps better than IBB's experts -- and if it is not being done for economic reasons (such as getting FT's data base) then you might want to try to think of any truly computer-savvy people who might have a grudge against FT.