230 Cyberpower
Example
A hacker attacked an authentication server of a National Pharmacists Asso-
ciation, resulting in downtime of all services. Five thousand users were no
longer able to access the website, and medicine Internet trading services were
interrupted. The hacker launched a DoS attack that consisted of bombarding
the authentication server with many unauthorized attempts. The hacker used
the Internet to nd hacking tools, such as cracker software, through forums
and hacking sites. He intercepted the password of the administrator of the
National Pharmacists Association. The hacker used this stolen identication
to gain access to protected documents that contained condential informa-
tion. In addition, the fraudster found eighty ...