Low Orbit Web Cannon has been in the news for a lot of negative reasons, some of the high profile attacks associated with DDoS includes: You can access the tool from a web browser using its JS LOIC version and a web version known as the Low Orbit Web Cannon. Over time, it became available to other operating systems like Linux, OS X, Android, iOS. It initially became available on Sourceforge, an open-source program.
LOIC originally was a Windows software written in C#. You can download the tool from the internet without restriction, its interface is easy to navigate, so you can launch an attack within minutes. There is a rise in the tool probably because it is easy to use, and easy to access. The Low Orbit Ion Cannon is responsible for many attacks, including attacks from members of hacktivist group Anonymous, also among users of the 4Chan forums. Since it became accessible to the public, people have hijacked them to launch DoS and DDoS attacks and are mostly used for malicious purposes.ĭespite its potential of causing harm, it is accessible and straightforward to use this means you don't need technical knowledge to launch a DoS and DDoS attack. The Low Orbit Ion Cannon (LOIC) used to be a private stress testing software developed by Praetox Technology. The Low Orbit Ion Cannon (LOIC) used to be a network stress testing application but now used for DoS and DDoS attacks. That's probably why the hack group Anonymous crashed HOIC, a supposed improvement from LOIC. Identifying and blocking DoS attacks carried out through LOIC is easy because all requests come through one template. For starters, there is no anonymity, or redirecting through proxy, your identity can easily be traced and you can be prosecuted for carrying out a DoS attack. LOIC has limitations, probably because it was not originally designed to serve this purpose (this will be discussed in this article). This is achievable with the use of a voluntary botnet.
This mode allows one user gain full control over the LOIC.
The attackers send a command through the hivemind mode, this command contains attack details and target systems.