DOS attack

[EEVblog]

The recent site problems are due to a "multi gigabit ddos attack" says SiteCloud.
They are working on it.
No idea if it's just my site, or the server in general.

Dave.

[Kiriakos-GR]

The DOS attack aims the CPU usage of the targeted server.
And causes an large slowdown.
The hosted sites haves nothing to do with it. 

[migsantiago]

A Denial of Service attack... wow, somebody must really hate the eevblog... or an specific review maybe. 

[Mechatrommer]

i believe sitecloud is hosting not just eevblog, but many others. so the attack might not specific to eevblog, maybe others or even the hoster. we are greenpeace here, why would somebody else want to attack on us?

[EEVblog]

Turns out it had nothing to do with my blog, I was just caught in the crossfire.

dave.

[joelby]

The DOS attack aims the CPU usage of the targeted server.
And causes an large slowdown.
The hosted sites haves nothing to do with it. 

Actually, a DOS aims to use up the entire bandwidth of the ISP hosting the server, which makes the server unreachable. Usually there's one hosted site that attracts enough attention for someone to want to attack it, for whatever reason.

[gobblegobble]

The DOS attack aims the CPU usage of the targeted server.
And causes an large slowdown.
The hosted sites haves nothing to do with it.

Actually, a DOS aims to use up the entire bandwidth of the ISP hosting the server, which makes the server unreachable. Usually there's one hosted site that attracts enough attention for someone to want to attack it, for whatever reason.

Uh, guys. The whole point and by defitionion as well, is Denial Of Service hence the acronym DOS.
The actual "service" in this case might be another website in the same server. Means to achieve that could be then anything from a loading the server's cpu via a say, buggy script in a site to a bandwidth hogging by a botnet. The results attacker tries to have are the same regardless: no website service for people trying to access the site, or at least sluggish service.

[.o:0|O|0:o.]

Meet the neighbours:

http://www.robtex.com/ip/184.154.68.170.html#graph

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[migsantiago]

never heard about that before . what really was it ??
could you recommend me any article or related blog about it .

You can google "denial of service attack". 

[Chris_R]

A Denial of Service attack... wow, somebody must really hate the eevblog... or an specific review maybe. 

I think it's Microchip trying to bring down the Pickit 3 review.  They may have seemed able to take a joke, but Mr Head's back in micromanagement and he demanded a DOS on the site.

[migsantiago]

I think it's Microchip trying to bring down the Pickit 3 review.  They may have seemed able to take a joke, but Mr Head's back in micromanagement and he demanded a DOS on the site.

LOL, Mr. D. Head a hacker? Naaahh 

[Simon]

I think it's Microchip trying to bring down the Pickit 3 review.  They may have seemed able to take a joke, but Mr Head's back in micromanagement and he demanded a DOS on the site.

LOL, Mr. D. Head a hacker? Naaahh 

That guy won't even know what a hacker is, only words he knows is cheap and profit - oh wait where have I heard that combination of words before - no I can't be working for microchip 

[Chris_R]

I think it's Microchip trying to bring down the Pickit 3 review.  They may have seemed able to take a joke, but Mr Head's back in micromanagement and he demanded a DOS on the site.

LOL, Mr. D. Head a hacker? Naaahh 

That guy won't even know what a hacker is, only words he knows is cheap and profit - oh wait where have I heard that combination of words before - no I can't be working for microchip 

Mr D Head: Look, I'm back in charge here and I want that guy that got me fired deleted from the internet
Engineer:  Sir, you can't actually delete someone from the internet
Mr D Head: Don't act stupid with me.  I've got a friend whose son knows about computers and he says we can hack the site to delete him off the internet
Engineer: Even if that were true, the videos are hosted on youtube and not on his site.  You wouldn't be able to bring down youtube
Mr D Head:  I don't know what a youtube is but my friend's son says you can hack it so get on it!  Every second that video is up is profit going down the drain.
Engineer:  .........Have you even used the internet before?
Mr D Head:  Of course I have, my secretary brings  my emails into my office every morning.
Engineer: I.....  ye....... Huh?  Fine, we'll go "hack" the site now.
Mr D Head:  Good, and make sure you do it for free.  Sarah, can you find out what a youtube is?  It sounds delicious

[migsantiago]

   

Dave should hire you for a comic setup in his vlog.

[Simon]

 

Dave should hire you for a comic setup in his vlog.

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