How many hackers does it require to try 44 million attempts to bring down Israeli websites?

Even if they are using a very sophisticated software capable of several attempts per minute, could we say at least 10,000 hackers are busy at their unholy task?

This gives boost to my conviction that the pallie hackers are  somehow  responsible for many of the "glitches" in stock market trades which are blamed for the many mini crashes that have been happening since 2007 on the US stock exchanges.   And, how about "cyber terrorism"?    Go ahead...call me paranoid and worse.....but don't forget that the pallies along with the Iranians, Egyptians and others from that part of the world are considered to be really good with that sort of stuff.

 .... More than 44 million   hacking attempts have been made on Israeli government websites since Wednesday when Israel began its Gaza air strikes, the government said on Sunday.

Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz said just one hacking attempt was successful on a site he did not want to name, but it was up and running after 10 minutes of downtime.

Typically, there are a few hundred hacking attempts a day on Israeli sites, the ministry said.

Attempts on defence-related sites have been the highest, while 10 million attempts have been made on the site of Israel’s president, 7 million on the Foreign Ministry and 3 million on the site of the prime minister.
A ministry spokesman said while the attacks have come from around the world, most have been from Israel and the Palestinian territories.

“The ministry’s computer division will continue to block the millions of cyber attacks,” Steinitz said. “We are enjoying the fruits of our investment in recent years in developing computerized defence systems.”
Steinitz has instructed his ministry to operate in emergency mode to counter attempts to undermine government sites.

Both sides in the Gaza conflict, but particularly Israel, are embracing the social media as one of their tools of warfare. The Israeli Defense Force has established a presence on nearly every platform available while Palestinian militants are active on Twitter.....