To use LOIC, a perpetrator simply launches the application, enters a target URL or IP and then designates whether to launch a TCP, UDP or HTTP flood. It used internet relay chat servers to hijack junk traffic generated by users, thereby enabling individual perpetrators to create a botnet and stage attacks without prior coordination. The LOIC version used in the above attacks contained a so-called HIVEMIND mode. Operation PaybackВ вЂ“ This widespread 2010 campaign targeted anti-piracy organizations, Visa, MasterCard, PayPal, Sony and the PlayStation network.Project ChanologyВ вЂ“ Launched in 2008, this campaign targeted the Church of Scientology for issuing a copyright violation against YouTube in an effort to have one of its videos removed.LOIC has been used in a number of high profile DDoS attacks, including: For an attack to succeed, thousands of users must coordinate and simultaneously direct traffic to the same network. However, a single LOIC user is unable to generate enough requests to significantly impact a target. JS LOIC-a JavaScript version of the application-and the web-based Low Orbit Web Cannon have also been released.ДDoS perpetrators use LOIC to flood target systems with junk TCP, UDP and HTTP GET requests. Low Orbit Ion Cannon (LOIC) is a widely available, open-source application developed by Praetox Technologies used for network stress testing, as well as denial of service (DoS)В and distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks.

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