Denial of Service

Ted722
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Any slow connections tonight? Comcast and Level 3 definitely took a hit tonight.

http://downdetector.com/status/level3

https://www.hackread.com/ddos-attack-on-dyn-with-mirai-botnets/
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TripleFive 10/27/2016 8:53pm
10/27/2016 8:53pm
I don't know much about this type of stuff, but these attacks are concerning to me.

I watched a video that showed how the characteristics of these DDos attacks suggests that they are state sponsored, likely by China. Further, the methods in which these attacks progressed indicates that the perpetrator(s) are merely testing their capabilities at this point.


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kzizok 10/27/2016 8:54pm
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TripleFive wrote:
I don't know much about this type of stuff, but these attacks are concerning to me. I watched a video that showed how the characteristics of...
I don't know much about this type of stuff, but these attacks are concerning to me.

I watched a video that showed how the characteristics of these DDos attacks suggests that they are state sponsored, likely by China. Further, the methods in which these attacks progressed indicates that the perpetrator(s) are merely testing their capabilities at this point.


Wow. That last sentence is extra disturbing.
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Old-Man 10/27/2016 9:32pm
10/27/2016 9:32pm
It's pronounced Jina (Ji-na) not China
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Ted722 10/27/2016 10:14pm
10/27/2016 10:14pm
TripleFive wrote:
I don't know much about this type of stuff, but these attacks are concerning to me. I watched a video that showed how the characteristics of...
I don't know much about this type of stuff, but these attacks are concerning to me.

I watched a video that showed how the characteristics of these DDos attacks suggests that they are state sponsored, likely by China. Further, the methods in which these attacks progressed indicates that the perpetrator(s) are merely testing their capabilities at this point.


Pretty much exactly what this CTO said last month, "Someone is Learning How to Take Down the Internet":

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2016/09/someone_is_lear.html

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71Fish 10/28/2016 6:56am
10/28/2016 6:56am
Wonder if that is why my streaming TV was so shitty last night.
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agn5009 10/28/2016 6:34pm
10/28/2016 6:34pm
Yeah mines been shit today too.

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