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X outage: Hacker group claims it took down former Twitter platform

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Post by pityJuke »

bink wrote: post #10

Must was on TV just now claiming that the attack originated from IP addresses in Ukraine. This is not how modern DDoS attacks work and makes absolutely no sense.

Out of curiosity, what is the modern state of DDoS? My current understanding is that you get massive botnets largely built up of vulnerable IoT devices.

Re: X outage: Hacker group claims it took down former Twitter platform

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Post by bink »

pityJuke wrote: post #11
bink wrote: post #10

Must was on TV just now claiming that the attack originated from IP addresses in Ukraine. This is not how modern DDoS attacks work and makes absolutely no sense.

Out of curiosity, what is the modern state of DDoS? My current understanding is that you get massive botnets largely built up of vulnerable IoT devices.

That's still a good chunk of traffic, but there's also compromised firewalls, VPNs, and random servers. The device types themselves change as new exploits are discovered. Because Twitter still uses their own data centers they could be subject to various amplification attacks as well. But if what he says is true and it's all coming from one country then that is trivial to block at ingress.

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Post by throw16180339 »

bink wrote: post #10

Must was on TV just now claiming that the attack originated from IP addresses in Ukraine. This is not how modern DDoS attacks work and makes absolutely no sense.

I expect Musk to use this attack as an excuse for sanctions against Ukraine.

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Post by jmye »

bink wrote: post #10

Must was on TV just now claiming that the attack originated from IP addresses in Ukraine. This is not how modern DDoS attacks work and makes absolutely no sense.

And his base will happily believe it and repeat it as fact (and as reason to further abandon Ukraine) from now on.

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Post by qingcharles »

bink wrote: post #10

Must was on TV just now claiming that the attack originated from IP addresses in Ukraine. This is not how modern DDoS attacks work and makes absolutely no sense.

Kudlow: "Elon was very clear. I asked him about that. I asked him if it was a foreign source. He was very clear. He said Ukraine. He said Ukraine without any question."

https://x.com/Acyn/status/1899222514569814244

(apologies for Twitter link)

Are there no Twitter employees willing to come out of the woodwork and put an end to this bullshit? It must have been all-hands-on-deck today, so there must be a large number who know the true story.

Re: X outage: Hacker group claims it took down former Twitter platform

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Post by detaro »

qingcharles wrote: post #17
bink wrote: post #10

Must was on TV just now claiming that the attack originated from IP addresses in Ukraine. This is not how modern DDoS attacks work and makes absolutely no sense.

Kudlow: "Elon was very clear. I asked him about that. I asked him if it was a foreign source. He was very clear. He said Ukraine. He said Ukraine without any question." https://x.com/Acyn/status/1899222514569814244 (apologies for Twitter link) Are there no Twitter employees willing to come out of the woodwork and put an end to this bullshit? It must have been all-hands-on-deck today, so there must be a large number w…

A clear sign Musk should declare a ceasefire, stop posting about Ukraine and enter negotiations on how much of Twitter he is going to transfer into Ukrainian ownership.
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