There’s been much ado about Google this week — but not for a new beta product or developer’s tool. The Internet search giant’s engine seemed to run out of gas over the weekend, leaving millions of surfers stranded on the side of the Information Highway in what some speculated was a hack attack. Google denies any security breaches in its infrastructure, instead blaming a Domain Name System glitch for the blackout. “It was not a hacking or a security issue,” Google spokesman Steve Langdon told TechNewsWorld.
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Google Denies Hacking, Blames DNS Glitch
Posted by: Jennifer LeClaire May 10, 2005 09:40 AMThere’s been much ado about Google this week — but not for a new beta product or developer’s tool. The Internet search giant’s engine seemed to run out of gas over the weekend, leaving millions of surfers stranded on the side of the Information Highway in what some speculated was a hack attack. Google denies any security breaches in its infrastructure, instead blaming a Domain Name System glitch for the blackout. “It was not a hacking or a security issue,” Google spokesman Steve Langdon told TechNewsWorld.