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39. It's called a Google Bomb.

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Denial-of-service tool targeting Healthcare.gov site discovered [View all] Paolo123 Nov 2013 OP

i am surprised unblock Nov 2013 #1

I've been suspecting this from day one. thecrow Nov 2013 #20

Me too -- It doesn't surprise me in the least....They've done shit like this before.. whathehell Nov 2013 #29

They probably won't expose them, especially for who they are (rw nutjobs) loudsue Nov 2013 #32

Why not?...It would be too big and juicy to bury, don't you think? whathehell Nov 2013 #35

The media, as corporatists, are on the side of destroying ACA. They aren't going to besmirch anyone loudsue Nov 2013 #45

Precisely. Enthusiast Nov 2013 #54

I know what you're saying but.. whathehell Nov 2013 #74

This message was self-deleted by its author panader0 Nov 2013 #62

I am not surprised the didn't FIND other attacks BlueStreak Nov 2013 #65

Gee...shocking...not. nt MADem Nov 2013 #2

I'm not surprised, either. Wait Wut Nov 2013 #3

Maybe they contracted it out... Blue_Tires Nov 2013 #50

True, and depressing. Wait Wut Nov 2013 #52

It doesn't necessarily take a lot of knowledge. Ash_F Nov 2013 #91

Really not surprised with the sludge we often have in the US anymore. n/t RKP5637 Nov 2013 #4

Its time for the federal government to start felony charges Stargazer99 Nov 2013 #5

Ding, ding, ding. We have a winner. Scuba Nov 2013 #19

That "tool" dipsydoodle Nov 2013 #6

Do you know how behind the times Republicans are? Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2013 #11

lol dipsydoodle Nov 2013 #12

McCain's email... Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2013 #18

They'd have done more damage, JoeyT Nov 2013 #86

I wouldn't be surprised to see poke commands. Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2013 #92

DOS attacks are pretty amateur and DeadEyeDyck Nov 2013 #104

Now the question is WHO DID IT!!!!! bigdarryl Nov 2013 #7

I am sure Anonyomous and wiki may be able to figure it out riverbendviewgal Nov 2013 #30

+1 meegbear Nov 2013 #75

Republicans, I bet. nt raccoon Nov 2013 #107

"We HAVE the right to CIVIL disobedience!" PatrynXX Nov 2013 #8

I believe... Springslips Nov 2013 #70

Follow the money back to the Koch Brothers. onehandle Nov 2013 #9

Amen! nt tblue Nov 2013 #60

THIS!!! ^^^^^^^ Peacetrain Nov 2013 #61

How about we just make them walk the plank into the Ouachita river they've polluted? nightscanner59 Nov 2013 #89

All the assets of all the perpetrators indepat Nov 2013 #95

Time to find who did that, and give decades in prison Dopers_Greed Nov 2013 #10

Hell, maybe we should set up our own prisons AAO Nov 2013 #49

No. Not WIT you on this. displacedtexan Nov 2013 #81

DARN I forgot the sarcasm smilie at the end. So sorry! n/t AAO Nov 2013 #94

Yeah, not surprising at all nt meadowlark5 Nov 2013 #13

Quite unpatriotic, even terrorist like behavior, don't you think? ffr Nov 2013 #14

Yes Paolo123 Nov 2013 #16

If you don't like the term "Terrorist" SCVDem Nov 2013 #34

lol. Paolo123 Nov 2013 #64

I haven't been watching TV all day but here's my question bigdarryl Nov 2013 #15

Still cumming. Scuba Nov 2013 #21

No, honey bunny.... ReRe Nov 2013 #26

This needs to be 2naSalit Nov 2013 #17

It's all they got, deride and destroy. They can't build. They can't create or plan or invent. byronius Nov 2013 #22

Perfect description of them... n/t freshwest Nov 2013 #43

You mean Issa and this goons didn't get this info Iliyah Nov 2013 #23

Yep, Issa is going to jump on this as soon as he can find something on the Democrats Thinkingabout Nov 2013 #101

I Told You So albino65 Nov 2013 #24

I wondered about that, too. leftyladyfrommo Nov 2013 #25

And they have the right to be in jail riverbendviewgal Nov 2013 #27

Google Search engine rigged? Pokeemahn Nov 2013 #28

welcome to DU gopiscrap Nov 2013 #33

No surprise there, since "Obamacare" is the conservative name for it. arcane1 Nov 2013 #38

It's called a Google Bomb. alfredo Nov 2013 #39

I just googled "obamacare" and the first non-ad site listed was healthcare.gov. PoliticAverse Nov 2013 #77

Where is the republican outrage NOW! liberal N proud Nov 2013 #31

"Smirk" - RepubliBaggers Against America (R) Berlum Nov 2013 #36

So what is the penalty watoos Nov 2013 #37

Surprise??? Oh...NOT! SoapBox Nov 2013 #40

So all you people telling us we were being paranoid when we said they were sabotaging it... Downtown Hound Nov 2013 #41

+1 greatlaurel Nov 2013 #51

+1 SoapBox Nov 2013 #63

yep, thankyou thank you, Thank You. Whisp Nov 2013 #69

not surprised dembotoz Nov 2013 #42

New Hampshire 2002? underpants Nov 2013 #44

Can they be charged, arrested, billed for damages? Wernothelpless Nov 2013 #46

I called this one on about Day Three and people here poo-poohed me. kestrel91316 Nov 2013 #47

There was no reason to pooh-pooh it. Hissyspit Nov 2013 #48

My first guess. There wasn't much interest. Must not be a lot of network admins on DU. AAO Nov 2013 #57

I remember that. You and many others. Whisp Nov 2013 #71

I wonder if it was sponsored by the GOP MynameisBlarney Nov 2013 #53

re:Denial-of-service tool targeting Healthcare.gov site discovered allan01 Nov 2013 #55

I got nothing... nothing..... Bennyboy Nov 2013 #56

I hope they follow the trail to where it most likely leads. SchmerzImArsch Nov 2013 #58

Sabotage. It needs to be said out loud. tblue Nov 2013 #59

Our esteemed cyber intelligence apparatus is not capable of blocking and or Puzzledtraveller Nov 2013 #110

Hacker Tool Targets Healthcare.gov WSJ whiteroses Nov 2013 #66

Why did it take them this long to discover this? The Stranger Nov 2013 #67

of course not surprised. And to all those who pooh poohed this possibility here on DU Whisp Nov 2013 #68

Discovered software available. Puzzledtraveller Nov 2013 #72

This makes all the sense in the world, and has been Republican SOP since day one of the Omaba Admin. DFW Nov 2013 #73

I hope Obama... sendero Nov 2013 #76

The MSM is practically silent on this. Where is the outrage, Wolf??? nt kelliekat44 Nov 2013 #78

Where's the evidence of an actual DOS attack on healthcare.gov ? PoliticAverse Nov 2013 #79

By GOP standards, no evidence is needed, just speculation, rumor, and the media.nt kelliekat44 Nov 2013 #96

Yes, this thread is filled with Fox-news type analysis and outrage. n/t PoliticAverse Nov 2013 #97

No, just a knee jerk rageathon Puzzledtraveller Nov 2013 #111

In the server logs. tridim Nov 2013 #114

GOP is literally the party of denial of service IronLionZion Nov 2013 #80

Can they be prosecuted? Coyotl Nov 2013 #82

Great catch for LBN readers. Thank you. n/t Judi Lynn Nov 2013 #83

Thank you. Paolo123 Nov 2013 #93

Every other method short of violence has been tried... Orsino Nov 2013 #84

Civil Disobedience Bobcat Nov 2013 #85

Makes sense. Thought it was something like this. Aldo Leopold Nov 2013 #87

K&R! Pryderi Nov 2013 #88

Smoke'm out and prosecute them to the max. Historic NY Nov 2013 #90

TOTALLY! ancianita Nov 2013 #98

I didn't know there was a program like that. The makers belong in jail! Auntie Bush Nov 2013 #99

then somebody should be arrested Rosa Luxemburg Nov 2013 #100

They have been around a long time and these kind of attacks happen all the time. Puzzledtraveller Nov 2013 #112

Maybe they've been around a long time...but is it legal? Auntie Bush Nov 2013 #117

October Surprise Part Deux Rain Mcloud Nov 2013 #102

I'd like to say I'm surprised Prophet 451 Nov 2013 #103

I was sincerely wonderfing JackInGreen Nov 2013 #105

I have suspected proxy attacks and disabling hacking since the start nikto Nov 2013 #106

So? IT HAD BETTER BE ABLE TO HANDLE ATTACKS. truthisfreedom Nov 2013 #108

so any IP auto-refreshing 20,50,100 web-pages-trace them and file charges against them Sunlei Nov 2013 #109

Just as I thought... CTyankee Nov 2013 #113

Interesting Proud Liberal Dem Nov 2013 #115

How would you like it paper or plastic polynomial Nov 2013 #116