Here's How Hackers Crashed 6 Major Banks' Websites

Hackers claiming Middle Eastern ties took down the websites of six major American banks last week, frustrating customers who said the financial institutions were not adequately explaining the situation. Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, U.S. Bank, Wells Fargo, and PNC all suffered denial of service (DNS) attacks which occur when intruders are able to break in and overwhelm a server with web traffic.

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