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Re:EasyDNS threatened with criminal complaint if client data... by mikehodgson on Monday September 16, 2019 @03:25PM (#20987662)
> If you come on this system knowingly bringing a DDoS on your heels
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Re:EasyDNS threatened with criminal complaint if client data... by FDSGSG on Monday September 16, 2019 @03:29PM (#20987696)
So hosting a minecraft server? Or a game server of any kind? An IRC server? An internet forum? An email provider?

All things notorious for attracting DDoS attacks.

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Re:EasyDNS threatened with criminal complaint if client data... by fludlight on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @02:05PM (#20998246)
What motivates a DDoS attacker? Are they all just wannabe vigilantes seeking to right some perceived wrong (such as being banned from a club, opposing political views, etc)? Is there ever a clear economic motive?
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Re:EasyDNS threatened with criminal complaint if client data... by lima on Saturday September 21, 2019 @11:40AM (#21035967)
Yes, most are wannabe vigilantes.

Sometimes ransom but CloudFlare has kind of killed that line of business.

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