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MICROSOFT has fought off the biggest "DDoS attack" in recorded history. The huge cyberattack involved tens of thousands of computers – most of which were spread across Asia. Cyberattacks are increasingly common and highly sophisticated. One of the most common types of cyberattack is a DDoS – or Distributed Denial of Service. That's when an attacker will flood a victim's system with "internet traffic", overloading it and forcing it offline. This can be used to target websites, computer servers and even individual internet users. Microsoft says this particular attack targeted one of its customers in Europe. And said it was...
