DDOS attack

[Swordsman]

It's basically a bunch of script kiddies who think DDOSing makes them "hackers". They're just annoying, but they pose very little threat. The only thing they're capable of doing is forcing a server offline. A temporary disruption of service. They're the chihuahuas of the hacker world. Lots of bark, and the best they can do is nip at your ankles.

It could also be a DDoS service that charges by the hour to DDoS a person or an organization. Malicious actors these days can just find a DDoS service for hire via the dark web and pay them in bitcoin to disrupt and degrade an external-facing network.

[WeebPolice]

There are various ways for them to mask the traffic, but also even if you have a list of a million IP addresses, what does that actually get you? Usually, it's millions of compromised devices regular people own that are being used to initiate the attack. IoT botnets are a kind of scourge. SE could be being attacked by TVs, smart light bulbs, security cameras all controlled by malicious actors. Botnets can be very large and even if you block the first hundred thousand devices, they can send a different hundred thousand devices at it. It's a tough problem to solve.

It could also be a DDoS service that charges by the hour to DDoS a person or an organization. Malicious actors these days can just find a DDoS service for hire via the dark web and pay them in bitcoin to disrupt and degrade an external-facing network.

Should've known a Lala was involved.

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