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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. I'd like to know by PowerTroll+5000 · · Score: 0, Troll

    How many companies has /. forced out of business with our very own special brand of DoS attack?

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  2. Re:which side of the law is our community on? by bwt · · Score: 5, Troll

    We're on the side that says information is not a crime, but attacking someone is.

    Writing a DoS tool is not a crime. Using it on someone else is. What's so hard to understand?

  3. Sadly, Microsoft is not one of them... by leonbrooks · · Score: 1, Troll
    ...because if you have a look at the platforms that the most damaging DDoS tools run on, it comes down to a choice of Windows, Windows or Windows.

    That has to tell you something about the platform and the mindset of those who choose it (choose one or more of purchasers, users, admins, or meatheaded script kiddies to consider. Discuss).

    BTW, I wonder what happened to Bill, to give him a security epiphany? Maybe Jennifer's copy of XP got free porn wallpapers all of a sudden, or he's suddenly figured out how all of those confidential emails are leaking?

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  4. Re:which side of the law is our community on? by Carrot007 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Likewise there is no legitimate use for Windows.

    Yet it stil exists ;-)

    Carrt007.

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  5. Re:Knock on their door by bani · · Score: 1, Troll

    Thats why the knock on YOUR door will be from a police officer, not me.

  6. Re:Knock on their door by bani · · Score: 1, Troll

    Oh, you prefer a police officer to knock on your door? Fine by me. Go ahead and pull a shotgun in THEIR face.