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Hackers can render connection services completely useless, by putting them in an infinite communications loop.
The loop generates large volumes of traffic, which is why the attack is being dubbed Loop DoS.
Nytt DDoS-rekord
This looped denial-of-service attack was discovered by cybersecurity researchers at the CISPA Helmholtz-Center for Information Security,BleepingComputerreports.
As a result, the target systems were unable to service legitimate requests.
All it takes is a single host sending one message that starts the communications loop.
