Re:Belgian ISP under 250 Gbps DDoS for days on end
by gxt on Saturday September 18, 2021 @05:08PM
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There are very little consequences.
Until states start doing s/sea/internet/g on their old-school maritime piracy laws[0] I don't think anything is going to change, except attacks are gonna get bigger and bigger.
Under current law, that's a lifetime sentence in many*(US[1] & Canada[2] at least) countries. It should do the trick if most states get onboard.
> Acts of piracy threaten internet security by endangering, in particular, the welfare of internetfarers and the security of navigation and commerce. These criminal acts may result in the loss of life, physical harm or hostage-taking of internetfarers, significant disruptions to commerce and navigation, financial losses to server owners, increased insurance premiums and security costs, increased costs to consumers and producers, and damage to the internet environment. Pirate attacks can have widespread ramifications, including preventing humanitarian assistance and increasing the costs of future connectivity to the affected areas.
Until states start doing s/sea/internet/g on their old-school maritime piracy laws[0] I don't think anything is going to change, except attacks are gonna get bigger and bigger.
Under current law, that's a lifetime sentence in many*(US[1] & Canada[2] at least) countries. It should do the trick if most states get onboard.
> Acts of piracy threaten internet security by endangering, in particular, the welfare of internetfarers and the security of navigation and commerce. These criminal acts may result in the loss of life, physical harm or hostage-taking of internetfarers, significant disruptions to commerce and navigation, financial losses to server owners, increased insurance premiums and security costs, increased costs to consumers and producers, and damage to the internet environment. Pirate attacks can have widespread ramifications, including preventing humanitarian assistance and increasing the costs of future connectivity to the affected areas.
[0] https://www.un.org/depts/los/piracy/piracy.htm [1] https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1651 [2] https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/c-46/page-11.html#s...