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ISP Forced Out of Business by DoS

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the sucky-reality dept.

flyhmstr writes "According to a report on ISPReview Cloud Nine have been forced off line and out of business thanks to the actions of crackers deciding to go play with some DoS tools." It's only getting worse. The kids are getting more and more aggressive as time goes on and it gets easier and easier to launch a large scale DoS. As any techie knows, fixing the problem is far easier said then done... but as a frequent recipient of the sharp end of the DoS stick, I sure wish it wasn't an issue.

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  1. Register coverage by Zocalo · · Score: 5, Informative

    The Register is an effective mirror of the article too, but they also have a *tiny* bit more information.

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  2. Re:I'd like to know by RC514 · · Score: 5, Informative

    The slashdot effect has been analyzed:

    Traffic increase from slashdot effect
    Increase in hits and bandwith requirements of a Linux related story being featured on Slashdot
    Analysis of several stories making it to the frontpage of Slashdot and other newslogs.

    Especially the second link shows that the Slashdot effect can look very much like a DDoS attack. The severance depends on the story, probably on the time of day and of course on the link and hardware powering the /.ed site.

    If you pay by the gigabyte for your webtraffic (who doesn't), the /. effect can be a financial DoS attack much more than a technical DoS.

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