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I'm a little surprised that this BBC article doesn't mention the ongoing DDoS attack on GitHub by China. Does it seem like this programme could give US authori

I'm a little surprised that this BBC article doesn't mention the ongoing DDoS attack on GitHub by China. Does it seem like this programme could give US authorities the power to sanction the Chinese government over something like a DDoS attack? EDIT: Ah, looks like GitHub is back to normal. Maybe the attacks are over now?

PaulMougel 12y ago
GitHub has indeed been operating normally since the 31st; see https://status.github.com/messages https://status.github.com/messages .
- golergka 12y ago
  This doesn't mean that they don't get attacked.
drzaiusapelord 12y ago
This is exactly what this is. China and Russia have legitimized cybercrime. Its done openly with approval of the goverment. See Brian Kreb's expose on various cyberwarrior Russian companies that operate with impunity. The US can identify these companies and sanction them, which is something they should have done long ago. If you don't want sanctions, don't attack our infrastructure or citizens. Autocratic one party states need to be reminded that we won't stand for this shit any longer. What China did to Github is inexcusable and deserves a response.
- notsony 12y ago
  > What China did to Github is inexcusable. How do you know it was China? An IP address does not mean the person sitting behind the computer is Chinese. The person could just as easily be controlling a botnet from a VPN while sipping a latte in a coffee shop in Palo Alto.
  - igammarays 12y ago
    Read the details of the attack. It's not a botnet. The attack works by injecting malicious JavaScript into common websites within Chinese borders, and doing this only for visitors of these files from outside China. Only the Great Firewall (or the website owners, ie. government-controlled Baidu) can possibly do that. http://www.netresec.com/?month=2015-03&page=blog&post=china%27s-man-on-the-side-attack-on-github http://www.netresec.com/?month=2015-03&page=blog&post=china%...
- wongarsu 12y ago
  >What China did to Github is inexcusable and deserves a response. Github arguably operates in China by offering their website there. At the same time Github is refusing to meet demands by the Chinese government. Their refusal to meet those demands directly undermines policy enacted by the Chinese government. Now the Chinese government tried using their power to enforce their policy decisions. I'm not saying it's right, but it doesn't seem that different from what's the norm these days. The only difference between China and powerful western countries is the kind of policy they enforce (censorship, not copyright protection or nuclear arms treaties etc).

PaulMougel 12y ago

GitHub has indeed been operating normally since the 31st; see https://status.github.com/messages https://status.github.com/messages .

golergka 12y ago
This doesn't mean that they don't get attacked.

drzaiusapelord 12y ago

This is exactly what this is. China and Russia have legitimized cybercrime. Its done openly with approval of the goverment. See Brian Kreb's expose on various cyberwarrior Russian companies that operate with impunity. The US can identify these companies and sanction them, which is something they should have done long ago. If you don't want sanctions, don't attack our infrastructure or citizens. Autocratic one party states need to be reminded that we won't stand for this shit any longer. What China did to Github is inexcusable and deserves a response.

notsony 12y ago
> What China did to Github is inexcusable. How do you know it was China? An IP address does not mean the person sitting behind the computer is Chinese. The person could just as easily be controlling a botnet from a VPN while sipping a latte in a coffee shop in Palo Alto.
- igammarays 12y ago
  Read the details of the attack. It's not a botnet. The attack works by injecting malicious JavaScript into common websites within Chinese borders, and doing this only for visitors of these files from outside China. Only the Great Firewall (or the website owners, ie. government-controlled Baidu) can possibly do that. http://www.netresec.com/?month=2015-03&page=blog&post=china%27s-man-on-the-side-attack-on-github http://www.netresec.com/?month=2015-03&page=blog&post=china%...
wongarsu 12y ago
>What China did to Github is inexcusable and deserves a response. Github arguably operates in China by offering their website there. At the same time Github is refusing to meet demands by the Chinese government. Their refusal to meet those demands directly undermines policy enacted by the Chinese government. Now the Chinese government tried using their power to enforce their policy decisions. I'm not saying it's right, but it doesn't seem that different from what's the norm these days. The only difference between China and powerful western countries is the kind of policy they enforce (censorship, not copyright protection or nuclear arms treaties etc).