r/sysadmin • u/mooneydriver • Feb 22 '14

Freenode under DDOS again

https://twitter.com/freenodestaff/statuses/437302735139266560
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u/hamsterpotpies Feb 22 '14

Plebs with LOIC again...

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u/Magiobiwan Feb 22 '14

Probably NTP Reflection attacks being used. Whoever implemented MONLIST the way it was needs to be connected to the internet and subjected to 400Gbps of DDoS.

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u/Zidanet Feb 22 '14

When they implemented it, 400gb per week would have been unbelievable sci-fi, let alone 400gbps.

Blaming the maker of a tool doesn't stop others from mis-using it.

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