Social Networks

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Two days after the complete shut down in its systems, popular social networking site Twitter on Tuesday said that it is still experiencing minor glitches in its website due to denial-of-service (DDos) related traffic.
In an interview, Twitter executives said that the company is now implementing tighter security measures and a more comprehensive internet traffic monitoring [...]

A recent attack by a lone blogger from Georgia has echoed across the Web, showing how vulnerable social networking sites such as Twitter.com to isolated cyber dispute. The recent attack has shut down the social messaging site for two hours.
On Thursday, a hacker that goes by the name “Cyxymu” implemented a command called “denial-of-service” attack, [...]