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"This weekend's DDoS attacks were heavier than previous ones and lasted longer. At the moment, it is unknown who is behind the attacks, and in by far most cases, the source of an attack is never discovered," ABN Amro said.

Rabobank spokeswoman Margo van Wijgerden said most attacks on the company's servers did not have any impact on its clients. However, a DDoS that took place at 9.07am on Monday did stop customers from logging in for about 10 minutes. After that time, they still had issues with the connection for another couple of hours.

"Later Monday and yesterday there have been attacks, but without any impact," she said. "We are not aware of the identity of the attacker(s). We leave that tonot present in the courtroom.

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The thickly packed courtroom had senior advocates Indira Jaising and Rajeev Dhavan and Attorney General K.K. Venugopal, among others.

Mr. Bains had claimed that the man who met him said he represented the former employee who has levelled allegations against Chief Justice Gogoi and asked him to arrange a press conference at the Press Club of India to “frame” the CJI.

Mr. Bains said he refused the man, who became evasive when asked how he was related to the woman.

Mr. Bains said a larger “conspiracy” was being played out to compel the CJI to resign. A judicial inquiry was required into the alleged plot to affect the independence of the judiciary.

The lawyer said he learnt