21-10-2016 21:40 via pittsburgh.cbslocal.com

US Internet Repeatedly Disrupted By Cyberattacks On Friday

LONDON (AP) – Cyberattacks on a key internet firm repeatedly disrupted the availability of popular websites across the United States Friday, according to analysts and company officials. The White House described the disruption as malicious.
Manchester, New Hampshire-based Dyn Inc. said its server infrastructure was hit by distributed denial-of-service attacks, which work by overwhelming targeted machines with junk data traffic. The attack had knock-on effects for users trying to access pop
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