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How has no one mentioned Syria yet? Not saying it's related, but the ramp-up is the only event that fits the time frame.
by patmcguire 13y ago
How has no one mentioned Syria yet? Not saying it's related, but the ramp-up is the only event that fits the time frame.
- awda 13y agoThe only event you know of. I find the botnet idea much more probable, given the increased usage across many countries.
- marshray 13y agoIt seems possible someone is revving up the engines on their botnet in anticipation of some upcoming event. But this is hardly the first time someone has noticed malware spreading exponentially over the network. Correlation to current newsworthy events may be completely accidental. I do not believe in jumping to conclusions here. It could be location reporting bias or malware attempting to not piss off (or implicate) certain parts of IP space. But compare Greece https://metrics.torproject.org/users.html?graph=direct-users&start=2013-08-01&end=2013-08-31&country=gr&events=off#direct-users https://metrics.torproject.org/users.html?graph=direct-users... to Israel https://metrics.torproject.org/users.html?graph=direct-users&start=2013-08-01&end=2013-08-31&country=il&events=off#direct-users https://metrics.torproject.org/users.html?graph=direct-users...