C15 captures a DDoS attack object

High-tech Crime Prevention Unit C15 - Ministry of Public Security has just arrested a number of high-tech criminals: intentional denial of service (DDoS) attacks on the server system of Nhan Hoa company (Hanoi).

Mr. Tran Van Hoa - head of the High-tech Crime Prevention Unit C15 (Ministry of Public Security) affirmed, in the morning of July 31, 2006 - C15 has arrested an object in Bac Ninh, after when there is good evidence that this person and some other people continuously attacked denial of service (DDoS) with bad intentions to the server system of Nhan Hoa company - (Hosting service company and Domain is based in Hanoi).

The above case has been quietly conducted by C15 for over a month now. Until now, although there have been good evidence, C15 has not yet announced the names and forms of dealing with the arrested subjects, but they affirmed that they will give information after completing the procedures. necessary.

Destructive attacks on xflash DDOS cannot be resisted!

Mr. Vu Duc Trung - (director of Nhan Hoa company - who wrote the application for C15 in the investigation) said: About 4 months ago, his company's servers were subjected to a consecutive denial of service attack. suspicious way.

" The intense DDoS attacks on random customers' websites located on our servers make the entire system overwhelmed and we are losing customers. to the number of customers, service quality and reputation of the company "- Mr. Trung said.

After watching and "enduring" for a long time, Trung said that his company is being attacked intentionally: " It is likely that an unfair competition from a business company Similar service ". Since then, Mr. Trung has been following up - recording the developments of each attack and sending log files to the Security Center of BKIS Network - Hanoi University of Technology thanks to this unit for help.

" In its authority, BKIS can only find clues, relevant information that is valuable, then we recommend Nhan Hoa to apply for C15 - This unit has enough authority to investigate . " - Mr. Nguyen Tu Quang - BKIS director said.

With the determination of C15, along with the coordination of BKIS, the incident was brought to light. According to Mr. Quang, in Vietnam there are currently two forms of denial of service attacks that many people suffer from: Using Botnet and attacking Xflash.

Previously, C15 also handled a typical case, arrested Nguyen Thanh Cong (DantruongX) because he attacked and denied services causing damage to VietCo's e-commerce website system. At that time, DantruongX used the Botnet network to attack, and the form that this DDoSer group used to attack Nhan Hoa was XFlash.

In fact, both of these DDoS forms are very malicious and destructive to information systems. " Not only VietCo and Nhan Hoa, as far as I know, most of the information and e-commerce systems in Vietnam are being harassed by DDoS. is very necessary! "- Mr. Quang concluded.

The Phong