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It just occurred to me. It's probably completely unlikely, so I'll put my tinfoil hat on for a moment... What is the possibility that Github was DDoSed by agen
by Zancarius 13y ago
It just occurred to me. It's probably completely unlikely, so I'll put my tinfoil hat on for a moment...
What is the possibility that Github was DDoSed by agents working in or for the movie industry because of Popcorn Time, attempting to either disrupt development or access?
I know, I know. It's outrageous. Unlikely. Crazy, even. But to say I'd be surprised this day and age would be a bit of an overstatement...
- sillysaurus3 13y agoIt seems unlikely.
- shitlord 13y agoThe movie/recording industry has actually been known to use DDOS attacks. IIRC, they hired a company in India to launch a DDOS against some cyberlocker, which prompted Operation Payback.
- svenkatesh 13y agoThat sounds interesting. Do you have a link to more information?
- PhearTheCeal 13y agohttp://www.techradar.com/news/internet/movie-industry-launching-cyber-attacks-on-pirate-websites-715149 http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/movie-industry-launch... http://torrentfreak.com/anti-piracy-outfit-tries-to-erase-history-111015/ http://torrentfreak.com/anti-piracy-outfit-tries-to-erase-hi... http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111014/02583316350/confused-indian-anti-piracy-group-asks-us-to-remove-article-it-doesnt-like-some-other-blog.shtml http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111014/02583316350/confus...
- secstate 13y agoConsidering the resources required to DDoS a site like Github these days, and the sheer amount of motivation you'd need to achieve even a 30 min takedown ... I and my tinfoil hat are right there with you.
- somesay 13y agoWell, differently to (mostly) pirate sites, GitHub hosts a ton of projects, how should they know that this is related to Popcorn Time? If they have any specific clue, they is quite a risk that they publish that and get real problems.