Biggest DDoS Attack ever hits US and Europe

Oberon · 10-21-16, 01:49 PM

I briefly mentioned this in Skybirds thread but since then it seems to have spread a bit. Seems to have been a large scale co-ordinated assault on DNS servers on the US East Coast, quite impressive in its scale.
Who's behind it? Who can say, maybe a national agency or maybe an organisation, or maybe just the 'Internet hacker known as 4chan'.

http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2016/10/thi...ut-down-today/

Julhelm · 10-21-16, 03:33 PM

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Onkel Neal · 10-21-16, 03:35 PM

Wow, not good. I wonder if there's some way to determine who is responsible?

Oberon · 10-21-16, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Julhelm

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eddie · 10-21-16, 04:15 PM

I keep wondering if there is some kind of way to come up with technology that would render a DOS attack ineffective?

Takeda Shingen · 10-21-16, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by eddie

I keep wondering if there is some kind of way to come up with technology that would render a DOS attack ineffective?

It would only be effective until someone finds a way to circumvent it. That probably would take about a week. It would seem that nothing is hack-proof.

Oberon · 10-21-16, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Two Bears

It would only be effective until someone finds a way to circumvent it. That probably would take about a week. It would seem that nothing is hack-proof.

The old saying goes, as soon as you make a bigger mouse-trap, they make a bigger mouse.

August · 10-21-16, 07:19 PM

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10-21-16, 01:49 PM	#1
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Biggest DDoS Attack ever hits US and Europe I briefly mentioned this in Skybirds thread but since then it seems to have spread a bit. Seems to have been a large scale co-ordinated assault on DNS servers on the US East Coast, quite impressive in its scale. Who's behind it? Who can say, maybe a national agency or maybe an organisation, or maybe just the 'Internet hacker known as 4chan'. http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2016/10/thi...ut-down-today/

10-21-16, 03:35 PM	#3
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,385 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	Wow, not good. I wonder if there's some way to determine who is responsible? __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

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eddie Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,023 Downloads: 99 Uploads: 0	I keep wondering if there is some kind of way to come up with technology that would render a DOS attack ineffective? __________________ Don't mistake my kindness for weakness. I'm kind to everyone, but when someone is unkind to me, weak is not what you are going to remember about me. Al Capone

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Julhelm Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The Icy North Posts: 693 Downloads: 189 Uploads: 0	- .... . / .-. ..- ... ... .. .- -. ... / .- .-. . / -.-. --- -- .. -. --.