Thread:SimplyOddest/@comment-24841964-20140802182606/@comment-6061247-20140803005102

DDoS = Distributed Denial of Service attack...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denial-of-service_attack

Someone overloads a server with packets of information that effectively crash it. While the system is being damaged by the overload, the hacker can get in and do other internal damages.