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That may be true, but is THIS an illegal botnet? What makes LOIC illegal? What makes a determined, coordinated request from thousands of volunteer computers ill
by siculars 16y ago
That may be true, but is THIS an illegal botnet? What makes LOIC illegal? What makes a determined, coordinated request from thousands of volunteer computers illegal? I liken this to a civil disobedience sit in.
- seabee 16y agoLOIC itself isn't illegal but causing a DDoS is, however you achieve it.
- qeorge 16y agoA DDoS is nothing like a sit in. Its more like forming a human chain around the restaurant. The crux of civil disobedience is that moral men have a duty to break unjust laws. This is not civil disobedience.
- russellallen 16y agoWithout commenting on the morality of LOIC, what makes its current use illegal are laws, passed by legislatures. Pick a jurisdiction and you'll find some law forbidding DDOS attacks. Here for example: http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/ca190082/s308e.html http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/ca190082/s... That section would cover anyone from NSW participating in this botnet and could be used to prosecute this guy if they find him: http://www.smh.com.au/technology/security/the-aussie-who-blitzed-visa-mastercard-and-paypal-with-the-low-orbit-ion-cannon-20101209-18qr1.html http://www.smh.com.au/technology/security/the-aussie-who-bli...