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The New York Times reported that the long-time rumors that Iran is behind a swath of distributed denial of service attacks on banks are true.
January 9
A type of cyberattack that has slowed websites at several large banks should be protected as a legal form of protest, according to a petition sent to the Obama administration.
The
"With the advance in internet technology, comes new grounds for protesting," reads the petition. "Instead of a group of people standing outside a building to occupy the area, they are having their computer occupy a website to slow (or deny) service of that particular website for a short time."
The petition also calls for the release of anyone who has "been jailed for DDoS" and for their "records" to be cleared.
Federal
The petition comes amid a
Though some
As of Thursday evening the petition had garnered roughly 1,400 signatures. Supporters will need roughly 23,600 more signatures by Feb. 6 to reach the 25,000 threshold that triggers an official review.