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Apparently they came to the same conclusion—just a bit late. https://status.linode.com/incidents/frq9sz7dyb1x https://status.linode.com/incidents/frq9sz7dyb1x

• hyperpape 10y ago
  What in that article makes you think that? I don't see it. They do say "we'll have to upgrade Xen nodes", but they don't mention the DDoS or link them.
  • mratzloff 10y ago
    Why would they? Timing and the fact that it has happened before make it seem likely.
    • warbiscuit 10y ago
      The XEN update was a scheduled thing -- I got an email about it weeks ago (had one linode I hadn't moved to KVM), and it was already scheduled for this weekend. That said, I don't disagree that the attackers might be trying to distract the team while they exploit that... though I don't see what it gets them compared to quietly exploiting the XEN issues before they were common knowledge on 9/8.
    • hyperpape 10y ago
      You're the one who linked to the piece. I think it's your job to be clear that it doesn't say that, it's your conclusion.