re: #619 Iosif Vissarionovich Arpaio
Case in point: Kaspersky Labs have just released a report on DDOS in the 2nd half of 2011. Russia accounted for 16% of attacks (1st place), Ukraine for 12% (2nd place), Thailand for 7% (3rd):
[Link: www.securelist.com…]
I got hit by a nasty bug recently that blacked out my desktop and hid various files. A tech guy I know was able to fix the problem by doing a system restore to the date before the bug hit.
The first clue I had that it was an out-of-country attack was the popup message where they tried to get me to buy software: “Your are not a preferred customer.”