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Why the hell would anyone launch a DDoS attack against GitHub? Seriously, the only point I see in DDoS-ing GitHub is to prove yourself that you can DDoS it.
by r3bl 12y ago
Why the hell would anyone launch a DDoS attack against GitHub? Seriously, the only point I see in DDoS-ing GitHub is to prove yourself that you can DDoS it.
- brador 12y agoThere is the Github you see and use, then there is the Github you don't see. It's a service that allows files/information to be uploaded, downloaded, shared, by pretty much anyone. That's something some governments sadly don't like.
- deleted 12y ago[deleted]
- rodgerd 12y agoNote that it seems to be attacking two specific projects, according to the details above, one of which is to get around the restrictions of the Great Firewall of China. It's most likely an threat about the advisability of hosting something unapproved-of.
- mirhagk 12y agoInterestingly enough they have succeeded in pulling those projects down.
- dagw 12y agoGiven that the DDoS wasn't targeted at "https://github.com/" https://github.com/" but rather "https://github.com/greatfire/" https://github.com/greatfire/" and "https://github.com/cn-nytimes/" https://github.com/cn-nytimes/", two projects that can reasonably be described as not being pro Chinese government, it seems that github was targeted for hosting anti-Chinese 'propaganda'.
- r3bl 12y agoThanks for the clarification!