Re:Kiwi Farms has been breached; assume passwords and emails...
by shadowgovt on Wednesday September 21, 2022 @11:30AM
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From the source forum post:
> Cloudflare not only provided DDoS protection, they also accounted for many popular exploits like this. As I've worked for weeks to combat the endless flow of attacks from every conceivable angle I have spread myself very thin and hurridly[sic] replaced old systems with new ones that are not properly vetted.
This is the counterpoint to the argument people should self-host and not use the Cloud. It turns out the Internet never got less server-hostile at the infrastructure layer, and weaknesses in various commonly-used systems are still there. When you're on the Cloud, the tradeoff is that you're a guest in someone's house, but the cleanliness of the house is someone else's problem.
> Cloudflare not only provided DDoS protection, they also accounted for many popular exploits like this. As I've worked for weeks to combat the endless flow of attacks from every conceivable angle I have spread myself very thin and hurridly[sic] replaced old systems with new ones that are not properly vetted.
This is the counterpoint to the argument people should self-host and not use the Cloud. It turns out the Internet never got less server-hostile at the infrastructure layer, and weaknesses in various commonly-used systems are still there. When you're on the Cloud, the tradeoff is that you're a guest in someone's house, but the cleanliness of the house is someone else's problem.