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> For example, the recent DDoS attacks were just a bunch of skids with Mirai, but it was discussed as if it was the end of the internet. As far as I'm aware it
by tedmiston 10y ago
> For example, the recent DDoS attacks were just a bunch of skids with Mirai, but it was discussed as if it was the end of the internet.
As far as I'm aware it was the biggest DDoS attack on DNS ever. Whatever the cause, the effect was massive. The potential to effectively blackout major parts of the Internet for more than several hours is pretty concerning to me.