Google mitigated the largest DDoS attack to date, peaking above 398M rps

Re:Google mitigated the largest DDoS attack to date, peaking... by vineyardmike on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @12:10PM (#37834014)

This is certainly marketing. If they sell DDOS protection, then announcing that they stopped the largest attack ever is an ad.

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Re:Google mitigated the largest DDoS attack to date, peaking... by epalm on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @12:50PM (#37834500)

Maybe Google is responsible for the attack, to be able to publish this blog post! <\tinfoil-hat>

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Re:Google mitigated the largest DDoS attack to date, peaking... by ignoramous on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @02:19PM (#37835553)

If Google truly went rouge, they could turn all those Chrome installs and Android devices into one gargantuan botnet.

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Re:Google mitigated the largest DDoS attack to date, peaking... by FartyMcFarter on Wednesday October 11, 2023 @04:21AM (#37842139)

Google is already partly rouge, at least in their logo.

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Re:Google mitigated the largest DDoS attack to date, peaking... by frostiness on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @12:50PM (#37834504)

Sounds like a symbiotic relationship to me. The attackers get to advertise their capability for pulling off attacks, and Google gets to advertise their ability to stop them.

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Re:Google mitigated the largest DDoS attack to date, peaking... by pixl97 on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @01:32PM (#37834971)

Almost all (but not all) of these attacks are based on some kind of problem that leads to amplification. Advertizing that people should fix these points of exploit help everyone on the internet.

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Re:Google mitigated the largest DDoS attack to date, peaking... by canes123456 on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @02:45PM (#37835878)

False flag? :)

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