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Interesting but no mention of SolarWinds there at all. What justifies the title?

• dralley 6y ago
  Nothing
• shinryuu 6y ago
  Solarwinds was exposed on 13th of December. This seems to have started on the 14th of Dec.
  • Redoubts 6y ago
    Go on...
• dang 6y ago
  Ok, I've truncated the title. Is it accurate now? I can't really tell from a quick look. The submitted title was "Python infrastructure DDoS ongoing since day after SolarWinds hack revealed". Submitters: it's against the site guidelines to use titles to editorialize, so please don't do that. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
  • 9wzYQbTYsAIc 6y ago
    Thanks for the feedback, I was wondering why it got flagged. I don’t necessarily agree that the title I chose fits the definition of editorialization, as I wasn’t expressing an opinion, but I could understand if people though of it as clickbait. Edit: anyhow, apparently getting downvotes again. I’m a bit of an ignoramus when it comes to what makes people get upset, but given the current climate of fear, I’ll just chalk it up to that. Would greatly appreciate a moderator taking a moment to explain to me the nuances, but again, given the current climate, I’ll avoid posting anything security related.
    • dang 6y ago
      Sorry I only saw this now. I'd be happy to take a shot at explaining a nuance or two, but it would probably be best to email hn@ycombinator.com about it.
      • 9wzYQbTYsAIc 6y ago
        Thanks dang, I’ll send an email when I get a chance today. Very much appreciated!