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Re:Google mitigated the largest DDoS attack to date, peaking... by whimsicalism on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @12:19PM (#37834125)
Yes, but they are clearly going to fail to bring down Google.
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Re:Google mitigated the largest DDoS attack to date, peaking... by jedberg on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @12:25PM (#37834213)
It doesn't matter if you fail. The cred comes from how much bandwidth and resources you can soak up.
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Re:Google mitigated the largest DDoS attack to date, peaking... by usefulcat on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @12:25PM (#37834207)
Right, so clearly the ability to bring down Google is not the point.
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Re:Google mitigated the largest DDoS attack to date, peaking... by fnordpiglet on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @12:58PM (#37834596)
Well - they clearly were successful enough to get a thread on hacker news……
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Re:Google mitigated the largest DDoS attack to date, peaking... by rvba on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @02:06PM (#37835391)
Aim high and go out with a bang choom
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