GitHub was experiencing a DDoS • Hacker News Board

Re: GitHub was experiencing a DDoS

#21

Post by Proleps » Mon, Jul 29, 2013, 3:33 PM UTC

Why would someone DDoS GitHub? Is there some movement against GitHub? Or is it just for fun?

Re: GitHub was experiencing a DDoS

#22

Post by JeremyMorgan » Mon, Jul 29, 2013, 3:39 PM UTC

Hovertruck wrote: post #20

pwelch wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Twitter I don't think so but I feel like the majority of people visiting Hack News use Github in some way. Remote Repo, Deploying, Open Source tools that are hosted on Github. Maybe just me...

Wouldn't that just mean that they're bound to find out that Github is down without needing to see it on the front page of HN?

Good point.

Re: GitHub was experiencing a DDoS

#23

Post by JeremyMorgan » Mon, Jul 29, 2013, 3:40 PM UTC

If there is a hell, anyone who would attack GitHub has an express ticket there.

Re: GitHub was experiencing a DDoS

#24

Post by pplante » Mon, Jul 29, 2013, 3:42 PM UTC

kclay wrote: post #4

Someone doesn't like GitHub, this has been going on for months.

there are individuals/groups out there who launch a ddos attack against a site, then contact the owners demanding money and they will stop.

Re: GitHub was experiencing a DDoS

#25

Post by dj-wonk » Mon, Jul 29, 2013, 3:43 PM UTC

Chances are good that the attackers are DDOS'ing Github using software consisting of some open source components... hosted for free on Github.

Re: GitHub was experiencing a DDoS

#26

Post by fotcorn » Mon, Jul 29, 2013, 3:44 PM UTC

Does someone now what "Pages Builds Failure Rate" means on the page? 4.5% Server errors is a bit much...

Re: GitHub was experiencing a DDoS

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Post by SkyMarshal » Mon, Jul 29, 2013, 3:44 PM UTC

Proleps wrote: post #21

Why would someone DDoS GitHub? Is there some movement against GitHub? Or is it just for fun?

Could be a shakedown.

Re: GitHub was experiencing a DDoS

#28

Post by woah » Mon, Jul 29, 2013, 3:44 PM UTC

dkhenry wrote: post #16

I really need to start monitoring GitHub vrs Bitbucket for uptime. I can't think of the last time Bitbucket was down.

It was down a few weeks ago, right in the middle of the last big deploy I did. Just had to laugh honestly.

Re: GitHub was experiencing a DDoS

#29

Post by darkchasma » Mon, Jul 29, 2013, 3:46 PM UTC

topbanana wrote: post #11

Do we really need to be notified every time GitHub or Twitter go down temporarily? It's inconsequential in the grand scheme of things.

There is a reason there are controls to allow you to upvote, or downvote stories. If you don't like a story, and have nothing to contribute to the story, downvote it. If the story is in the top few, it's because people (that aren't you) are interested in knowing that github is getting attacked.

EVERYTHING is inconsequential in the grand scheme of things.

Edit: Heh, there are no downvotes on HN for stories. My bad.

Re: GitHub was experiencing a DDoS

#30

Post by bencollier49 » Mon, Jul 29, 2013, 3:46 PM UTC

lewisflude wrote: post #6

Who would do something like this?

Russian mafia?