http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2007/06/20/cnlse120.xml By Richard Fletcher 20/06/2007 The London Stock Exchange is investigating a suspected attack on its website by hackers that has disrupted an alerts service used by more than 14,000 private investors. The attackers set up hundreds of thousands of erroneous alerts, overloading the LSE website and disrupting the service for legitimate users. The attack has left the service - which alerts investors when a company in its portfolio makes a stock exchange announcement or when a share price moves outside set parameters - paralysed for almost 48 hours. A spokesman for the LSE said: "We hope we have now fixed the problem. We apologise for the loss of the service." _____________________________________________________ Attend Black Hat USA, July 28-August 2 in Las Vegas, the world's premier technical event for ICT security experts. Featuring 30 hands-on training courses and 90 Briefings presentations with lots of new content and new tools. Network with 4,000 delegates from 70 nations. Visit product displays by 30 top sponsors in a relaxed setting. Rates increase on June 1 so register today. http://www.blackhat.com
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