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Sound like it could have been a lot more devastating if the attackers had more (mad) skill(z). I am curious, though, why law enforcement didn't become more invo

Sound like it could have been a lot more devastating if the attackers had more (mad) skill(z). I am curious, though, why law enforcement didn't become more involved and track them down rather than just block them.

xigency 11y ago
What kind of solution is it to block one IP address?
- rossdavidh 11y ago
  My thinking exactly. It seems like it would have been a much better solution to get law enforcement involved, since there was a decent chance of getting the pirates to attack whatever ship you wanted by planting (bogus) info about valuable cargo on it. The "solution" they used instead seems like it will last about as long as it takes to get a new IP address.
- SixSigma 11y ago
  There is that. You're likely to get the same IP for a long time on residential broadband though. it did say > connecting directly from their home system > [blocking] ending the targeted attacks But then again, maybe it was a proxy through a compromised system. All said, though, this could just be a nonsense fluff piece promoting Verizon, ars just links to their PR page when it implies you will get a detailed report.
ChinoAntrax 11y ago
They could have been in a place like Somalia, where there really isn't a force to send after them. The same reason they don't just have a Somalian Navy that anchors outside these villages on the coast the pirates launch from to stop them, or sits in the villages with police
contingencies 11y ago
I assume this was off Indonesia. Indonesia is very corrupt. Having visited major cities in Sumatra such as Medan, there is not a lot of wealth. Add that to vanishing forests and a growing population, with little education, and lots of people are willing to take risks. In addition, I've read allegations previously that there is evidence that the Indonesian military supports the pirates, ie. they are actually working for corrupt military/political officials. If you ever do ever visit Medan, check out the taxidermy museum, it's not the sort of thing I'd normally support but it's the most awesome such museum on the planet by a long shot (even better than Walter Rothschild's legacy at Tring in the UK). Incidentally in the last few days they just had a major earthquake a hundred clicks offshore to the south of Sumatra, and reports of tsunami waves. The northern tip, Banda Aceh, was one of the worst affected locations in the huge tsunami a few years back. It's enough to make you head to the northern coast and try your luck as a pirate.

xigency 11y ago

What kind of solution is it to block one IP address?

rossdavidh 11y ago
My thinking exactly. It seems like it would have been a much better solution to get law enforcement involved, since there was a decent chance of getting the pirates to attack whatever ship you wanted by planting (bogus) info about valuable cargo on it. The "solution" they used instead seems like it will last about as long as it takes to get a new IP address.
SixSigma 11y ago
There is that. You're likely to get the same IP for a long time on residential broadband though. it did say > connecting directly from their home system > [blocking] ending the targeted attacks But then again, maybe it was a proxy through a compromised system. All said, though, this could just be a nonsense fluff piece promoting Verizon, ars just links to their PR page when it implies you will get a detailed report.

ChinoAntrax 11y ago

They could have been in a place like Somalia, where there really isn't a force to send after them. The same reason they don't just have a Somalian Navy that anchors outside these villages on the coast the pirates launch from to stop them, or sits in the villages with police

contingencies 11y ago

I assume this was off Indonesia. Indonesia is very corrupt. Having visited major cities in Sumatra such as Medan, there is not a lot of wealth. Add that to vanishing forests and a growing population, with little education, and lots of people are willing to take risks. In addition, I've read allegations previously that there is evidence that the Indonesian military supports the pirates, ie. they are actually working for corrupt military/political officials. If you ever do ever visit Medan, check out the taxidermy museum, it's not the sort of thing I'd normally support but it's the most awesome such museum on the planet by a long shot (even better than Walter Rothschild's legacy at Tring in the UK). Incidentally in the last few days they just had a major earthquake a hundred clicks offshore to the south of Sumatra, and reports of tsunami waves. The northern tip, Banda Aceh, was one of the worst affected locations in the huge tsunami a few years back. It's enough to make you head to the northern coast and try your luck as a pirate.