Bitly Responds Quickly to DDoS Attack

When Bitly discovered that spammers were using it's API to create custom links, it took counter-active measures. The spammers responded with a DDoS attack.

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Distributed Denial of Service — also known as DDoS attacks — are a fairly common way to block access to a site. A multitude of requests for a web page, usually generated by scripts or bots, overloads the servers and access is knocked out. Sometimes, a DDoS is used to make a political point or for trolling. In Bitly’s case, it may have been a trial run for something bigger.

 

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