Isn't I2P java? The botnet uses java? I thought python or C is preferred for that kinda stuff
A Botnet Accidentally Destroyed I2P
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#22Why does Discord allow a server for a botnet owner?
I imagine because banning these things is both whack-a-mole and like finding a needle in a hay stack.
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#23Isn't I2P java? The botnet uses java? I thought python or C is preferred for that kinda stuff
The official router implementation is Java. i2pd is an alternative written in C++.
Once established communication can transparently be processed through a socks proxy, or integration with SAM or similar https://i2p.net/en/docs/api/samv3/
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#24Earlier quoted context omitted.
That's an interesting stress test for I2P. They should try to fix that, the protocol should be resilient to such an event. Even if there are 10x more bad nodes than good nodes (assuming they were noncompliant I2P actors based on that thread) the good nodes should still be able to find each other and continue working. To be fair spam will always be a thorny problem in completely decentralized protocols.
No. They should not try to survive such attacks. The best defense to a temporary attack is often to pull the plug. Better than than potentially expose users. When there are 10x as many bad nodes as good, the base protection of any anonymity network is likely compromised. Shut down, survive, and return once the attacker has moved on.
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#25Why does Discord allow a server for a botnet owner?
Ever tried to ban a botnet owner from a service they want to use? It’s basically impossible. They have money, IPs, identities, anything you could possibly want to evade.
They are rich in regard to the tools needed to abuse services haha.
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#26The video seems to be a bit more in-depth.
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#27Isn't I2P java? The botnet uses java? I thought python or C is preferred for that kinda stuff
Computers are so fast it doesn’t matter
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#28Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Why does i2p (per the article) expect state sponsored attacks every February? Because The Invisible Internet Project (I2P) allows government dissidents to communicate without the government oversight. Censorship-resistant, peer-to-peer communication > Where are those forming from, what does the regularity achieve? At least PR China, Iran, Oman, Qatar, and Kuwait. censor communication between dissidents. > How come…
This answer is missing the key "regularity" part of their questions, which I would love to know more about.
That’s a great question… Currently we’re in the main Chinese holiday period with the Lunar New Year/Spring Festival/Chinese New Year, so perhaps people traveling back home from foreign lands might use the service more during this time?
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#29Earlier quoted context omitted.
Many state bodies involved in adversarial action have dedicated budgets for offensive cyber-warfare, credential thefts, supply chain compromises and disinformation. If they haven't used all of their budget by the end of the budget period, they'll be allocated a smaller budget for the next budget period.
Oh ffs. Whenever I think my opinion on the state of the world can’t get any lower, things somehow manage to get dumber.
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#30From the main article, I2P has 55,000 computers, the botnet tried to add 700,000 infected routers to I2P to use it as a backup command-and-control system. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46976825 This, predictably, broke I2P.
That's an interesting stress test for I2P. They should try to fix that, the protocol should be resilient to such an event. Even if there are 10x more bad nodes than good nodes (assuming they were noncompliant I2P actors based on that thread) the good nodes should still be able to find each other and continue working. To be fair spam will always be a thorny problem in completely decentralized protocols.
Finding good nodes is a thorny problem for human friendship, too!