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Old Jan 17, 2012 | 2:01 pm
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may_east
 
Join Date: Jun 2007
Programs: LY GL
Posts: 425
it's not hacking the site.
it's called DENIAL OF SERVICE attack. (DOS) or DDOS.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denial-of-service_attack

http://www.cert.org/tech_tips/denial_of_service.html
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