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That doesn't really answer his question. Why would somebody want to inconvenience developers?
by Cakez0r 13y ago
That doesn't really answer his question. Why would somebody want to inconvenience developers?
- thenonsequitur 13y agoThe goal may be to potentially open up a new attack vector to steal code, some of which may contain secrets. This is pure speculation, but a definite possibility.
- abeger 13y agoMaybe a developer killed their parents?
- jofo25 13y agoMaybe they want to disrupt developers working for a big bad company.
- rickyc091 13y agoProbably to disrupt businesses that rely on github or cause a service to function improperly causing a security loophole they can exploit.
- viraptor 13y ago- Raising awareness of self-hosted alternatives - Getting people to use BB instead - Fake DDOS to get more companies to pay for github:enterprise - Preventing a system upgrade in a company which has deployment relying on github There are lots of potential ways to use it...
- andyroid 13y agoMy guess would be attention and publicity. Targeting a technical, developer centered site is likely to require more "skill" as one would expect such a site to have their defenses ready for this. All the greater challenge. Secondly, every time this happens it causes quite a discussion on developer forums and sites such as HN. If you're seeking attention and "recognition" amongst technical people, what better site to attack?