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Verge article as possible replacement: https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/9/24266419/internet-archive-ddos-attack-pop-up-message https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/

Verge article as possible replacement: https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/9/24266419/internet-archive-ddos-attack-pop-up-message https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/9/24266419/internet-archive...

dang 2y ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41793081 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41793081
- Aachen 2y ago
  That's just about article quality though. Is there a policy about linking to known compromised sites? Should one flag the submission for moderator attention?
  - dang 2y ago
    We don't have policies really, but the way to get moderator attention is hn@ycombinator.com.
    - btown 2y ago
      As a first step, it might be a good idea to add an indication to https://news.ycombinator.com/submit https://news.ycombinator.com/submit or https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html to not submit links to sites that are known to be hacked/compromised, and to use a text post instead if making a public service announcement! Even if we assume folks are using up-to-date browsers (and many aren't!), a compromised site could deliver payloads to browsers ranging from zero-days to phishing content to browser extension compromises (esp. for crypto wallets etc.), that might be delivered differently to different viewers. We don't want to amplify the spread of an attack, especially to our community!
      - dang 2y ago
        There are too many things to add if we start adding things like that. Each one is important in its own context, of course—like here—but once you start making lists of important things, you end up in a whole-is-less-than-the-sum-of-its-parts situation. I don't think such lists are likely to be effective in the long run. That's also why the site guidelines (https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html) are nowhere near as long as they would be if we tried to include all the important things. Better a shorter list that people can actually read. I hope that doesn't come across as dismissive—I do see your point!

Verge article as possible replacement: https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/9/24266419/internet-archive-ddos-attack-pop-up-message https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/9/24266419/internet-archive...

dang 2y ago

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41793081 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41793081

Aachen 2y ago
That's just about article quality though. Is there a policy about linking to known compromised sites? Should one flag the submission for moderator attention?
- dang 2y ago
  We don't have policies really, but the way to get moderator attention is hn@ycombinator.com.
  - btown 2y ago
    As a first step, it might be a good idea to add an indication to https://news.ycombinator.com/submit https://news.ycombinator.com/submit or https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html to not submit links to sites that are known to be hacked/compromised, and to use a text post instead if making a public service announcement! Even if we assume folks are using up-to-date browsers (and many aren't!), a compromised site could deliver payloads to browsers ranging from zero-days to phishing content to browser extension compromises (esp. for crypto wallets etc.), that might be delivered differently to different viewers. We don't want to amplify the spread of an attack, especially to our community!
    - dang 2y ago
      There are too many things to add if we start adding things like that. Each one is important in its own context, of course—like here—but once you start making lists of important things, you end up in a whole-is-less-than-the-sum-of-its-parts situation. I don't think such lists are likely to be effective in the long run. That's also why the site guidelines (https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html) are nowhere near as long as they would be if we tried to include all the important things. Better a shorter list that people can actually read. I hope that doesn't come across as dismissive—I do see your point!