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Re:Google mitigated the largest DDoS attack to date, peaking... by xnickb on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @01:18PM (#37834799)
Have you tried that yourself? Especially as someone who has the skills but doesn't speak the language.

I know people who can't relocate because of communication issues and/or cultural differences.

No they aren't criminals, but they are definitely underpaid compared to those who managed to relocate.

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Re:Google mitigated the largest DDoS attack to date, peaking... by sharkoz on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @02:26PM (#37835625)
If they operate botnets, I think it's fair to call them criminals
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Re:Google mitigated the largest DDoS attack to date, peaking... by colinsane on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @11:46PM (#37840640)
probably, or if they aren’t directly criminals they’re probably facilitating criminals. but if you were very particular about it you could in theory set up in a country which doesn’t have treaties with any of the countries in which the victims operate.
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Re:Google mitigated the largest DDoS attack to date, peaking... by ExoticPearTree on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @02:30PM (#37835673)
It is only criminal if the botnets are used to steal something. DDoS-in just for fun is at most an annoyance.
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Re:Google mitigated the largest DDoS attack to date, peaking... by grog454 on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @02:47PM (#37835892)
Yeah, hospitals can't stand that kind of thing...
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Re:Google mitigated the largest DDoS attack to date, peaking... by ExoticPearTree on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @04:34PM (#37837114)
They should have better IT.

Blaming it on the people that knock them off will not make improve the situation.

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Re:Google mitigated the largest DDoS attack to date, peaking... by ajcp on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @07:31PM (#37839125)
So your logic is: condemning people for criminal behavior is not useful because it de-incentivizes their victims from being vigilant against that criminal behavior. Am I getting that right?
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Re:Google mitigated the largest DDoS attack to date, peaking... by ExoticPearTree on Wednesday October 11, 2023 @11:59AM (#37846183)
No. My logic is that when it comes to computers, it's a battle of the brains: who is smarter than the other one. And the result is usually a novel way of attacking someone, and then finding novel ways to defend and on and on. So that's why I strongly believe in hiring smarter people to defend your castle, rather than swatting people smarter than you because you're not as smart as the other side.
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