A series of cyber attacks on Chris Smither’s Web site and hosting provider prevented many readers from being able to reach the site or read the content via RSS. Smither: The attacks featured a mix of new and old-but-effective attack methods. The traffic signatures of these attacks matched that of a family of kits sold in the underground that allow anyone to quickly create their own botnet specifically for launching DDoS attacks. DDoS problem is not going away and seems to be worsening, Smither says.”]
Source: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2012/08/triple-ddos-vs-krebsonsecurity/