Mastercard website is the latest to be hit with DDoS attacks by the 4chan group
Following on from other recent news, it would appear that the MasterCard website has also come under attack by 4Chan group- Anonymous.
Reports are saying that the site is not accessible to many around the globe, although some people have said that they can still access the website.
A member of ‘Anonymous’, who goes by the name Coldblood, recently spoke out to the BBC saying:
As an organisation we have always taken a strong stance on censorship and freedom of expression on the internet and come out against those who seek to destroy it by any means.
We feel that Wikileaks has become more than just about leaking of documents, it has become a war ground, the people vs. the government
So far the DDoS attacks have failed to take any sites offline, although that is not the point of the attack according to Coldblood:
The idea is not to wipe them off but to give the companies a wake-up call,” he said. “Companies will notice the increase in traffic and an increase in traffic means increase in costs associated with running a website.
Coldblood admitted that such attacks
may hurt people trying to get to these sites
but said it was
the only effective way to tell these companies that us, the people, are dis-pleased.
DDoS attacks are illegal in many countries, including the UK.
