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I'm just curious, why do people generally DDoS attack websites? The cases that I've heard mostly about are the Anonymous groups attacking government websites be
by neya 14y ago
I'm just curious, why do people generally DDoS attack websites? The cases that I've heard mostly about are the Anonymous groups attacking government websites because they were being unfair in certain scenarios..But why will anyone want to DDoS attack a legitimate service like GitHub, that is infact only helping out the community of Open Source (Free plans for Open source)?
Just curious because, tomorrow this could be the case for your startup or mine..
- fafner 14y agoProbably criminals trying to extort money from GitHub ("Cyberextortion") or testing their bot net. That's why it's so important that every time we visit a computer-illiterate relative that we update their browser and operating system. Only you can prevent botnets.
- neya 14y ago>That's why it's so important that every time we visit a computer-illiterate relative that we update their browser and operating system. Wow, that's a really good thought, mate! Personally my relatives wouldn't let me touch their computers though (:cough :cough browser history :cough :cough) :D
- rplnt 14y agoBesides, "just for fun" or to "show off" (capability of your botnet for example) it can be a competition of either Github or their hosting providers.
- UnoriginalGuy 14y agoGitHub hosts tons of projects and pieces of information. Maybe the question shouldn't be "why does someone hate GitHub?" and should be "which of Github's projects upset someone?"
- d3c0d3dab0d3 14y agoIt could be a diversion for another attack. If there is currently a ddos going on, other suspicious behavior is more likely to be overlooked.