Ariadne23 Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 fsociety strikes again. Bad day to be E Corp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iskaral Pust Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 The more porous and vulnerable internet security becomes, the closer we move to a new closed system of fragmented secure pools for the developed west, excluding the most lawless and malign societies, but also excluding those developing nations from the benefits of ecommerce and access to information. It has already started for a different reason as webpages migrate to apps. We won't have a wall with Mexico, but we may end up with a cyber wall soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howling Mad Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 I'm just happy that my degree in Soviet Studies relevant again. I should apply to be a talking head on MSNBC, it looks like they'll put anyone on TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DunderMifflin Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 Reminds me of the 80s when Russia was the default boogeyman for any and every slight tragedy. I heard it was like that way more in the 50s/60s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mormont Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 Let's try to avoid overlap with other threads if possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karaddin Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 One of the big problems that was highlighted by this attack is the danger of using short TTL (Time To Live) in DNS settings. It allows for greater flexibility if your servers are being shunted around frequently, but it means your service is entirely dependent on the DNS services which have become far too centralised. Shut down a major DNS provider and you shut down all the sites using them as an authority which have a short TTL. With a longer TTL, such as 8 hours, you'll have a less agile but it would take a very extended DDoS on the DNS to cause this kind of problem as most DNS caches would have a significant amount of time left on the entries for major sites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ariadne23 Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 Is this shit still going on? Seemed like there were issues at times yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodRider Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 8 hours ago, karaddin said: One of the big problems that was highlighted by this attack is the danger of using short TTL (Time To Live) in DNS settings. It allows for greater flexibility if your servers are being shunted around frequently, but it means your service is entirely dependent on the DNS services which have become far too centralised. Shut down a major DNS provider and you shut down all the sites using them as an authority which have a short TTL. With a longer TTL, such as 8 hours, you'll have a less agile but it would take a very extended DDoS on the DNS to cause this kind of problem as most DNS caches would have a significant amount of time left on the entries for major sites. Fascinating. Thanks for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fragile Bird Posted October 25, 2016 Author Share Posted October 25, 2016 On the weekend I saw a story that some group had claimed responsibility and that the attack was, indeed, a dress rehearsal. But not to attack the US at election time, to attack Russia, in revenge for the hack attacks it's done against American targets. Just found the story. The group is called New World Hackers. Are there any other stories people have seen about these guys? http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/hackers-ddos-attacks-1.3817392 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodRider Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 10 hours ago, Nasty Fragile Bird said: On the weekend I saw a story that some group had claimed responsibility and that the attack was, indeed, a dress rehearsal. But not to attack the US at election time, to attack Russia, in revenge for the hack attacks it's done against American targets. Just found the story. The group is called New World Hackers. Are there any other stories people have seen about these guys? http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/hackers-ddos-attacks-1.3817392 Claiming shit costs nothing. I do not think this claim would rise to the level of evidence of anything. They also claim support for Wikileaks making me suspicious of their claim that they wanted to attack the Russians, or are not acting as a proxy for the Russians. Assuming any of what they said is even a coherent manifesto, or has any truth to it at all. In other words - What can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence. Until that lack of evidence changes, I would not give them the time of day. I wish the media would do the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ariadne23 Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Update from Gizmodo. Quote There were rumblings online that the attack might have been state-sponsored, but an unnamed intelligence official told NBC they’ve ruled that out, saying it was a “classic case of internet vandalism. More on who. Quote National Intelligence Director James Clapper said Tuesday that it appeared a “nonstate actor” was behind the attack....Speaking at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York on Tuesday, Mr. Clapper said investigators were gathering a lot of data, and that preliminary indications were that it was a nonstate actor. Network experts studying the attack are also starting to rule out usual suspects, such as national governments and online blackmailers. That suggests, they said, the attack was another cry for attention by online attack-for-hire services and their customers looking to make a statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Arryn Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 It's totally fucked with Facebook. Now all I can see are pet videos and pictures people take of w/e they're eating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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