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| − | A '''distributed denial of service attack''' is the use of many computers to send requests to a server in order to make it crash. DDoS attacks are illegal, and punishable by up to 10 years in jail. | + | A '''distributed denial of service attack''' is the use of many computers to send requests to a server in order to make it crash. DDoS attacks are illegal, and punishable by up to 10 years in jail. DDoS attacks are generally targeted at the government or video game servers. |
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A distributed denial of service attack is the use of many computers to send requests to a server in order to make it crash. DDoS attacks are illegal, and punishable by up to 10 years in jail. DDoS attacks are generally targeted at the government or video game servers.