[186175] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Ransom DDoS attack - need help!
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Nick Hilliard)
Thu Dec 3 10:26:46 2015
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To: halp us <throwaway1958251@gmail.com>, nanog@nanog.org
From: Nick Hilliard <nick@foobar.org>
Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2015 15:26:40 +0000
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On 03/12/2015 08:15, halp us wrote:
> a very well known group that has been in the news lately. Recently they've
> threatened to carry out a major DDoS attack if they are not paid by a
> deadline which is approaching. They've performed an attack of a smaller
> magnitude to prove that they're serious.
bear in mind that if you pay a ransom like this:
1. you're opening up a bank account for them to dip into whenever they feel
they need more money.
2. you're perpetuating the problem of ddos-or-ransom by turning it into a
viable business.
If you believe that someone who issues a ransom threat will stop if you pay
them off, you're smoking crack.
Nick
