Re: [tlug] Linode DDOS postmortem

[Charles Muller <acmuller@example.com>]

On 2/1/2016 1:23 AM, Stephen J. Turnbull wrote:

>   > Just in case you haven't seen this yet, Linode has provided a very
>   > complete (and for me, confidence-inspiring) report of their handling
>   > recent attacks on their system.
>
> I'm still wondering why they were targeted.  Refused to pay ransom to
> gangsters?  Hosting Tibetan or Uigur advocacy sites?  Corporate warfare?


Actually, I think that's the question that everyone is interested in. I 
was also thinking along the lines of ransom or corporate warfare, given 
the scale, duration, and sophistication of the attacks. I guess that's 
not something that they're going to reveal in their public report...

Chuck


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