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Github is a valuable target if attackers are trying to get access to private repositories. A lot of organizations have their entire code base on Github.
by erichurkman 13y ago
Github is a valuable target if attackers are trying to get access to private repositories. A lot of organizations have their entire code base on Github.
- stcredzero 13y agoHow is a DDOS attack going to help with that?
- doktrin 13y agoI'm not entirely sure why this question was downvoted. How exactly would a DDoS attack help attackers compromise the target system?
- stcredzero 13y agoI'm not entirely sure why this question was downvoted Because HN is now full of people who already know the answer and who like to troll HN.
- NAFV_P 13y ago> Because HN is now full of people who already know the answer and who like to troll HN. I thought submitting or referring to a good (possibly obscure or unknown) article would be more helpful in that instance, including to myself.
- simcop2387 13y agoI believe if you're doing that to get at something you use the DDOS to hide your true intentions. e.g. you leave the DDOS at the level to slow the site way down so that the admins are paying attention to that while you go after what you need. It's like blowing up the building across the street during a bank robbery, you distract the people looking for you so that you can get away.
- Morgawr 13y agoIf you can get a crash, you can possibly find a weakness. If a system relies on Github to work properly, maybe you can find vulnerability in case Github is down. Maybe a MITM (to your target, not Github itself) is easier to perform when Github is slowed down and takes some minutes to respond to requests. There are various possibilities, nevertheless, bringing down Github is surely a juicy objective.