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The keyword here is 'fraudulent'. High-cpu-loads is allowed, but an automated service monitors for fraudulent activity.
by bgirard 7y ago
The keyword here is 'fraudulent'. High-cpu-loads is allowed, but an automated service monitors for fraudulent activity.
- dlubarov 7y agoWhat would "fraud" mean in this context? Are they talking about customers who don't pay their bill to DO? (If so, seems like the account should just be temporarily suspended until the bill is paid.) Or are they talking about fraud to other parties, like phishing sites? (If so, I don't see the connection to crypto mining.)
- hoseja 7y agoMy understanding is that they're trying to prevent users from creating new accounts, running 100%CPU until it's time to pay the bill and then just not paying, moving on to another new account. edit: from elsewhere ITT it seems they're doing this with stolen credit cards.
- chris_wot 7y agoObviously they don't verify if the load is fraudulent. Otherwise this whole debacle couldn't have happened.