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DoubleClick Hit by DDoS Attack

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the hard-rain-falls dept.

YetAnotherName writes "The Washington Times is reporting that everyone's most beloved online advertising distributor, DoubleClick, was subject to a DoS attack crippling the company's DNS servers, and preventing up to 75% of advertising from making it to web pages and surfers' eyes."

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  1. Sad news by Lord+Grey · · Score: 5, Funny
    ... subject to a DoS attack crippling the company's DNS servers ...
    It is truly sad when Internet blackhats target a large, upstanding company like ....

    Oh, wait. It was DoubleClick?

    Can I donate some computer time?

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    // Beyond Here Lie Dragons
    1. Re:Sad news by dfurie · · Score: 5, Funny

      I think you're on to something. I think its time to give up on SETI and Folding@home and make a new distributed project to better man-kind; a doubleclick DDoS'er.

    2. Re:Sad news by Compholio · · Score: 5, Funny

      When they arrest the guy who did it we should put together a paypal donation to take care of his legal costs.

    3. Re:Sad news by eegad · · Score: 5, Funny

      Was this some other DoS attack besides posting their URL on Slashdot?

    4. Re:Sad news by adam+mcmaster · · Score: 3, Funny

      It's almost as if they don't think of the people visiting their site as customers

      That's because they don't. They were referring to the people who pay them to place their ads; the people who click on the ads would be Doubleclick's customers' customers.

    5. Re:Sad news by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      Take comfort in the fact that while you wish you could be that dumb, he wishes he could also mangle humor to the point that no one finds it funny.

    6. Re:Sad news by suckmysav · · Score: 2, Funny

      "Can I donate some computer time?"

      Sure you can, it's real easy. Even a complete n00b could figure out how to do it. You just load Windows on your PC & say 'yes' to the next trojan email that lands in your inbox.

      --
      "You can't fight in here, this is the war room!"
    7. Re:Sad news by simcop2387 · · Score: 2, Funny

      Changing the channel on TV during a commercial is stealing
      -- Ted Turner

    8. Re:Sad news by shaitand · · Score: 4, Funny

      I felt that way once, but then I figured out the great secret. Whatever the features are of IE that give you that comfort, bitch here on slashdot about Mozilla not doing it. BAM within 5minutes you'll have 12 extensions that make moz/ff behave just that way. Be sure to mention IE does whatever it is though, if you don't it won't work as well.

      Seriously, try it.

      Believe it or not, it usually gets a faster response than "I just wish linux did... windows does it".

  2. On behalf.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    On behalf of the Slashdot community, I would just like to say that this was indeed a terrible thing. I, and I believe I speak for everyone here when I say this, greatly missed the DoubleClick ads. Their intrusive nature, attempted trickery, and bright flashy lights are what make my internet experience what it is.

    I hope that whoever did this terrible act is brought to justice, as such a horrible thing cannot go unpunished!

    1. Re:On behalf.. by boudie · · Score: 2, Funny

      I guess the persons who did this really hate our freedom to watch advertisements.

    2. Re:On behalf.. by halivar · · Score: 4, Funny

      I, and I believe I speak for everyone here when I say this, greatly missed the DoubleClick ads.

      Let us have a moment of silence, and then I shall buy an X10 camera in their memory.

  3. How awful! by TheEvilOverlord · · Score: 1, Funny

    Oh the humanity of it!

    LOL

  4. Damn by foidulus · · Score: 2, Funny

    All those people clikcing links for money must have really gone overboard this time, they will probably make more money than me.

  5. Heh by mfh · · Score: 2, Funny

    Off the record, WOO HOO!!!
    On the record, Punch the Monkey and Win $20!

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    The dangers of knowledge trigger emotional distress in human beings.
  6. I thought there were some ads missing... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    And here I thought that my ad-blocker was actually working. Silly me.

  7. 127.0.0.1 by bstadil · · Score: 2, Funny
    I am glad that my machine didn't inadvertently participate in their DDOS attack. I would have been hammering away at 127.0.0.1

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    Help fight continental drift.
  8. Oh boy... by nebulus4 · · Score: 5, Funny

    First they are DDOS'ed and now they are going to be /.'ed.. what a day..

    --
    "It would be wrong to refuse to face the fact that everything is fundamentally sick and sad."
  9. But I wanted... by krhainos · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... to enter to recieve my free iPod Mini

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    -K
  10. Re:3rd worst servers in existence ? by skurk · · Score: 3, Funny

    *bangs head to keyboard*
    Must use preview button
    Must use preview button
    Must use preview button

    What I tried to say, was "Don't forget one of the most agressive advertisers in time, X10", but the spontanity is somewhat gone now.

    Oh well.

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    www.6502asm.com - Code 6502 assembly or.. DIE!!
  11. doubleclicked by pizza_milkshake · · Score: 3, Funny

    doubleclick obviously isn't using the DDOSBlock extension for Firefox.

  12. my work here is done by Zoko+Siman · · Score: 2, Funny

    *closes command prompt*

  13. enough joking; this is a real tragedy! by commodoresloat · · Score: 3, Funny

    25% of DoubleClick's advertising is still getting through.

  14. Re:Quick refresher on how the "FREE" sites work... by LordLucless · · Score: 2, Funny

    You're right. In the same vein, if you go the toilet during an ad break on TV, you are actually stealing! You are costing those TV stations money. Unless you want to lose free-to-air television, you must only leave the couch for toilet/snack breaks during officially sanctioned time periods.

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    Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean there isn't an invisible demon about to eat your face
  15. wow, does anyone actually care? by nuintari · · Score: 2, Funny

    The only reason anyone is likely to care is because it has made surfing very pleasent lately. I'm sorry, its illegal, its wrong, and it hurts networks to deliver the package of shit they are sending dclick's way. Still, advertising is fucking out of control, and it needs to lighten up. Since they don't listen to us, some of us have taken to punishing them for it. I applaud their efforts.

    I wanna buy the parties responsable a beer.

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    --Nuintari

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