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Re:LWN is currently under the heaviest scraper attack seen yet by Havoc on Saturday January 17, 2026 @06:27AM (#46657190)
No, DDOS do stop on their own too..

This stopping is absolutely not "evidence" that the motive was grabbing data. Honestly...

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Re:LWN is currently under the heaviest scraper attack seen yet by TurdF3rguson on Saturday January 17, 2026 @03:09PM (#46661559)
Ok so they spent all that money to... mildly inconvenience users temporarily? Lol.
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