{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"OTAVA","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.otava.com","title":"DDoS Attacks Continue, and Not Just for Banks","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"SUbWg2XdId\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.otava.com\/blog\/ddos-attacks-continue-and-not-just-for-banks\/\">DDoS Attacks Continue, and Not Just for Banks<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.otava.com\/blog\/ddos-attacks-continue-and-not-just-for-banks\/embed\/#?secret=SUbWg2XdId\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;DDoS Attacks Continue, and Not Just for Banks&#8221; &#8212; OTAVA\" data-secret=\"SUbWg2XdId\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.otava.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"In the latest distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack from the hacktivist group Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Cyber Fighters, six banks were hit simultaneously last week. In a Bank Info Security article, Radware\u2019s security expert Carl Herberger explained that the hit on March 12th was the largest number of banks to be attacked in a single day. The hacktivists called out Bank of America, BB&amp;T, Capital One, Chase, Citibank, Fifth Third Bancorp, PNC, Union Bank and U.S. Bancorp as their latest targets. Keynote systems found PNC, BB&amp;T, as well as Chase affected on March 12th, although which other banks were hit is currently unclear. Bank Info Security reports that Chase had been unavailable for most of the time from 2PM EST to 11PM EST last Tuesday. This isn\u2019t the only large DDoS attack that\u2019s occurred lately. Earlier this month, Prolexic told of a U.S. electric utility company that was targeted, taking its website, online payment, and pay-by-phone systems down for two days. During that time, the utility provider\u2019s one million customers weren\u2019t able to pay their bills online, or by calling. Also, employees were not able to receive phone calls externally. While the attack was similar to the ones currently plaguing..."}