Saying "we are committed in every way possible to tracking down those who are responsible," Reno vowed to ensure that "e-commerce remains a safe place to do business." So-called "denial of service" or "smurf" attacks have crippled major sites this week including Yahoo, Amazon, eBay and CNN by overloading their web servers with fake requests for information.
Few Leads, but Feds Vow Worldwide Hunt for Web Menace
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Attorney General Janet Reno announced an all-out
federal law enforcement effort yesterday to catch
the faceless hackers who have taken turns this
week disabling some of the Internet's best-known
web sites.