Reddit Is Down

ck2 wrote: post #2

If I had to guess maybe finally banning that anti-vax/mask sub made someone do a ddos? (they were "brigading" other subs) or maybe something more basic https://www.redditstatus.com/

Is a site the size of Reddit really susceptible to DDoS attacks? And do you really think anti-mask/vaxers would have the technical ability to do that?

Re: Reddit Is Down

#6

Post by GreenWatermelon » Thu, Aug 12, 2021, 2:38 AM UTC

It's funny how someone always posts about these incidents on HN, considering this is a rather mundane event.

Re: Reddit Is Down

#7

Post by ck2 » Thu, Aug 12, 2021, 2:40 AM UTC

dinero_rojo wrote: post #5

ck2 wrote: post #2

If I had to guess maybe finally banning that anti-vax/mask sub made someone do a ddos? (they were "brigading" other subs) or maybe something more basic https://www.redditstatus.com/

Is a site the size of Reddit really susceptible to DDoS attacks? And do you really think anti-mask/vaxers would have the technical ability to do that?

For non-cached content, sure?

All you have to do is exhaust enough database fetching and rendering on the backend for non-cached content and even amazon goes down (ie. black friday downtime).

It would take an impressive amount of resources but who knows what blackhatters are selling these days.

Re: Reddit Is Down

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Post by unityByFreedom » Thu, Aug 12, 2021, 2:41 AM UTC

ck2 wrote: post #2

If I had to guess maybe finally banning that anti-vax/mask sub made someone do a ddos? (they were "brigading" other subs) or maybe something more basic https://www.redditstatus.com/

It was quarantined not banned.

Re: Reddit Is Down

#9

Post by BeFlatXIII » Thu, Aug 12, 2021, 2:44 AM UTC

Cue the flood of “let’s hope it stays this way” comments.

Re: Reddit Is Down

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Post by unityByFreedom » Thu, Aug 12, 2021, 2:44 AM UTC

ck2 wrote: post #7

dinero_rojo wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is a site the size of Reddit really susceptible to DDoS attacks? And do you really think anti-mask/vaxers would have the technical ability to do that?

For non-cached content, sure? All you have to do is exhaust enough database fetching and rendering on the backend for non-cached content and even amazon goes down (ie. black friday downtime). It would take an impressive amount of resources but who knows what blackhatters are selling these days.

You'd need to use logged in accounts to get uncached content, so wouldn't you be burning through a lot of accounts to do it? Seems like something you could only do once in awhile. Doesn't seem worth it for a simple quarantining of a sub.