nanog mailing list archives
Re: Large DDoS, small extortion
From: Roland Dobbins <rdobbins () arbor net>
Date: Sat, 24 May 2014 01:18:01 +0700
On May 24, 2014, at 1:09 AM, Barry Shein <bzs () world std com> wrote:
What is this based on other than your subsequent "common sense" reasoning? (directly below)
I've been involved in helping people who've paid. It didn't turn out well (obviously, or they wouldn't need help, heh).
By "irrespective of what happens" do you include your earlier suggestion that the attacker might be traced and arrested?
Yes - it doesn't matter even if attacker #1 is traced and arrested (which doesn't happen often, and takes lots and lots of time), if you're now busy dealing with attackers #2 - N. I've never, ever heard of an LEO recommending that someone pay in these particular circumstances - i.e., DDoS extortion. I doubt one ever would. But if one did, I personally wouldn't follow that particular recommendation, and would urge others to seriously think before doing it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Roland Dobbins <rdobbins () arbor net> // <http://www.arbornetworks.com> Equo ne credite, Teucri. -- Laocoön
Current thread:
- Re: Large DDoS, small extortion, (continued)
- 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)
- Message not available
- Re: Large DDoS, small extortion Larry Sheldon (May 23)
- Re: Large DDoS, small extortion Randy Bush (May 23)
- Re: Large DDoS, small extortion Matthew Petach (May 23)
- Re: Large DDoS, small extortion Merike Kaeo (May 23)
- Re: Large DDoS, small extortion Merike Kaeo (May 23)