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Re: Large DDoS, small extortion
From: Roland Dobbins <rdobbins () arbor net>
Date: Sat, 24 May 2014 00:38:49 +0700
On May 24, 2014, at 12:13 AM, Barry Shein <bzs () world std com> wrote:
Some reasonable-sounding suggestions could be counter-productive or even downright dangerous (depending on the nature of the attacker.) Or a waste of time.
Sure. Every circumstance is different. But there is *one* universal rule Never pay. Never, under any circumstances, pay. Not even if you've persuaded the Men from U.N.C.L.E. to help you, and they suggest you pay because they think they can trace the money, do not pay. Why not? Because, irrespective of what happens with this one attacker, you will be swarmed by countless others. Attackers brag when they're paid; they'll exaggerate how much they received, and then you have a much bigger problem. So, yes - one's own experiences and what one did and how one did it and why one did it and how it turned out are very valuable to share. But never, under any circumstances, for any reason, no matter who advises you to do so, should you pay. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Roland Dobbins <rdobbins () arbor net> // <http://www.arbornetworks.com> Equo ne credite, Teucri. -- Laocoön
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- Re: Large DDoS, small extortion, (continued)
- Re: Large DDoS, small extortion Mr. Queue (May 22)
- Re: Large DDoS, small extortion manning (May 22)
- Re: Large DDoS, small extortion Warren Bailey (May 22)
- Re: Large DDoS, small extortion Damian Menscher (May 22)
- Re: Large DDoS, small extortion Barry Shein (May 22)
- Re: Large DDoS, small extortion Merike Kaeo (May 22)
- Re: Large DDoS, small extortion Roland Dobbins (May 22)
- Re: Large DDoS, small extortion Blake Dunlap (May 22)
- Re: Large DDoS, small extortion Roland Dobbins (May 22)
- Re: Large DDoS, small extortion Barry Shein (May 23)
- Re: Large DDoS, small extortion Roland Dobbins (May 23)
- Re: Large DDoS, small extortion Barry Shein (May 23)
- Re: Large DDoS, small extortion Roland Dobbins (May 23)
- Re: Large DDoS, small extortion Andrew Sullivan (May 23)
- Re: Large DDoS, small extortion Barry Shein (May 24)
- Re: Large DDoS, small extortion Brett Frankenberger (May 23)
- Re: Large DDoS, small extortion Barry Shein (May 22)
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