Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) said the Operation Ababil bank disruption campaign run by al-Qassam Cyber Fighters could be stopped, if only private businesses had unfettered access to top-flight U.S. government threat intelligence. The problem with that reasoning is that the bank disruptions — often publicized in advance by attackers — overwhelm targeted networks through sheer quantities of packets. Banks say that even in the face of massive DDoS attacks, their websites are for the most part remaining online.”]

