A Russian man believed to have launched denial-of-service attacks against Amazon.com has been arrested in Cyprus, where he faces extradition to the US. Dmitry Olegovich Zubakha was detained on an international warrant on Wednesday, the US Department of Justice said. He has been charged with crimes relating to allegations he launched two botnet-based distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attempts against the online retailer in 2008. “Orders from Amazon.com customers dropped significantly, as legitimate customers were unable to access the website and complete their e-commerce transactions during the pendency of the attack,” read an indictment unsealed in district court in western Washington on Thursday. Read the full story at ZDNet.
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Shelly Palmer is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and CEO of The Palmer Group, a consulting practice that helps Fortune 500 companies with AI strategy, implementation and governance, as well as technology, media and marketing. Named one of LinkedIn’s Top Voices in Technology, he is a bestselling author, covers tech and business for Fox 5’s Good Day New York, is a regular commentator on CNN, and writes the popular daily business blog Think About This. Follow @shellypalmer or visit shellypalmer.com.