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Is it just me or does it seem like there have been tons of DDoS attacks the past couple months.

• colinbartlett 13y ago
  It sure feels that way, but I don't know if they are just being better reported now. Services to mitigate DDOS have been around for ages, so I imagine the attacks have as well.
  • akerl_ 13y ago
    It doesn't help that every time a service gets hit and the result is a frontpage HN post, more people notice that DoS attacks work for gaining "attention".
    • eli 13y ago
      My understanding is that many recent attacks have accompanied ransom demands.
• egray2 13y ago
  DDoS attacks have been on the rise, I work at a hosting provider and last year we only saw somewhere around a thousand attacks, now we're seeing that monthly...