DDoS attack against US sites including Twitter, Spotify, and Netflix - Polidicks

that damn hacker known as "4chan" is back at it again!

I'd gladly talk shit about people. Not I just have to talk about shit that shit gets talked about

Broker-dealer here. This is causing some mild havoc in the financial sector. OTC and exchange networks are still mostly up, but the backend office shit is totally out of whack so your average technologically-inept advisor is losing his shit. I haven't been able to get any work done since i've been flooded with calls like "why isn't my email encryption working, i cant submit my finra disclosures." I don't fucking know, try calling the service provider. Surprisingly, [URL="https://finance.yahoo.com/chart/HACK#eyJtdWx0aUNvbG9yTGluZSI6ZmFsc2UsImJvbGxpbmdlclVwcGVyQ29sb3IiOiIjZTIwMDgxIiwiYm9sbGluZ2VyTG93ZXJDb2xvciI6IiM5NTUyZmYiLCJtZmlMaW5lQ29sb3IiOiIjNDVlM2ZmIiwibWFjZERpdmVyZ2VuY2VDb2xvciI6IiNmZjdiMTIiLCJtYWNkTWFjZENvbG9yIjoiIzc4N2Q4MiIsIm1hY2RTaWduYWxDb2xvciI6IiMwMDAwMDAiLCJyc2lMaW5lQ29sb3IiOiIjZmZiNzAwIiwic3RvY2hLTGluZUNvbG9yIjoiI2ZmYjcwMCIsInN0b2NoRExpbmVDb2xvciI6IiM0NWUzZmYiLCJyYW5nZSI6IjF5In0%3D"]HACK[/URL] has been very stable today. I might buy in if this isn't resolved by tomorrow. [editline]s[/editline] I've been directing people to [url]https://www.dynstatus.com/[/url] for updates.

[QUOTE=Chonch;51241454]Broker-dealer here. This is causing some mild havoc in the financial sector. OTC and exchange networks are still mostly up, but the backend office shit is totally out of whack so your average technologically-inept advisor is losing his shit. I haven't been able to get any work done since i've been flooded with calls like "why isn't my email encryption working, i cant submit my finra disclosures." I don't fucking know, try calling the service provider. Surprisingly, [URL="https://finance.yahoo.com/chart/HACK#eyJtdWx0aUNvbG9yTGluZSI6ZmFsc2UsImJvbGxpbmdlclVwcGVyQ29sb3IiOiIjZTIwMDgxIiwiYm9sbGluZ2VyTG93ZXJDb2xvciI6IiM5NTUyZmYiLCJtZmlMaW5lQ29sb3IiOiIjNDVlM2ZmIiwibWFjZERpdmVyZ2VuY2VDb2xvciI6IiNmZjdiMTIiLCJtYWNkTWFjZENvbG9yIjoiIzc4N2Q4MiIsIm1hY2RTaWduYWxDb2xvciI6IiMwMDAwMDAiLCJyc2lMaW5lQ29sb3IiOiIjZmZiNzAwIiwic3RvY2hLTGluZUNvbG9yIjoiI2ZmYjcwMCIsInN0b2NoRExpbmVDb2xvciI6IiM0NWUzZmYiLCJyYW5nZSI6IjF5In0%3D"]HACK[/URL] has been very stable today. I might buy in if this isn't resolved by tomorrow. [editline]s[/editline] I've been directing people to [url]https://www.dynstatus.com/[/url] for updates.[/QUOTE] we're getting fucked up and I like to talk to my MATE holy shit it's amazing how this world gets fucked even before the nuclear shit [editline]22nd October 2016[/editline] [QUOTE=Chonch;51241454]Broker-dealer here. This is causing some mild havoc in the financial sector. OTC and exchange networks are still mostly up, but the backend office shit is totally out of whack so your average technologically-inept advisor is losing his shit. I haven't been able to get any work done since i've been flooded with calls like "why isn't my email encryption working, i cant submit my finra disclosures." I don't fucking know, try calling the service provider. Surprisingly, [URL="https://finance.yahoo.com/chart/HACK#eyJtdWx0aUNvbG9yTGluZSI6ZmFsc2UsImJvbGxpbmdlclVwcGVyQ29sb3IiOiIjZTIwMDgxIiwiYm9sbGluZ2VyTG93ZXJDb2xvciI6IiM5NTUyZmYiLCJtZmlMaW5lQ29sb3IiOiIjNDVlM2ZmIiwibWFjZERpdmVyZ2VuY2VDb2xvciI6IiNmZjdiMTIiLCJtYWNkTWFjZENvbG9yIjoiIzc4N2Q4MiIsIm1hY2RTaWduYWxDb2xvciI6IiMwMDAwMDAiLCJyc2lMaW5lQ29sb3IiOiIjZmZiNzAwIiwic3RvY2hLTGluZUNvbG9yIjoiI2ZmYjcwMCIsInN0b2NoRExpbmVDb2xvciI6IiM0NWUzZmYiLCJyYW5nZSI6IjF5In0%3D"]HACK[/URL] has been very stable today. I might buy in if this isn't resolved by tomorrow. [editline]s[/editline] I've been directing people to [url]https://www.dynstatus.com/[/url] for updates.[/QUOTE] I was thinking about putting my penis in them statues

[QUOTE=TonyP;51241351]Wikileaks twitter said it's being done by wikileaks supporters.[/QUOTE] This is like a whole new level of taking credit from someone else.

[URL="https://www.wired.com/2016/10/internet-outage-ddos-dns-dyn/"]Dyn confirms Mirai bots comprised most of the attacks.[/URL] [editline]21st October 2016[/editline] [QUOTE=ROFLBURGER;51241474]This is like a whole new level of taking credit from someone else.[/QUOTE] TBF it's written in the same vague way they write everything on that feed, so it's still possible that it isn't actually Wikileaks supporters. [url]https://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/789574436219449345[/url]

[QUOTE=Chonch;51241511][URL="https://www.wired.com/2016/10/internet-outage-ddos-dns-dyn/"]Dyn confirms Mirai bots comprised most of the attacks.[/URL][/QUOTE] Knew it. The timing was way too close to Mirai's public release for it to be a coincidence.

[QUOTE=ScriptKitt3h;51241671]Knew it. The timing was way too close to Mirai's public release for it to be a coincidence.[/QUOTE] So essentially, IoT needs to go back to the drawing board? If the attack continues, wouldn't that mean that a mandate to destroy/remove IoT devices fix the attack?

[QUOTE=nagachief;51242370]So essentially, IoT needs to go back to the drawing board? If the attack continues, wouldn't that mean that a mandate to destroy/remove IoT devices fix the attack?[/QUOTE] Really, to just overhaul their security and apply intense regulatory and economic pressure to companies that don't comply and secure (or make it easier for the end-user to secure) their shit. For now (last I checked Dyn posted their "all-clear/resolved" post at a little after 22:00 UTC) the attack seems to have subsided/been mitigated on Dyn's DNS servers for now. Hopefully some good will come out of this through cybersecurity experts and DDOS mitigation providers figuring out how to improve the security of major internet backbone/DNS companies like Dyn and Level3. EDIT: Also, in the previous major Mirai attack this year (the record-breaking attack on Brian Krebs' website), a lot of the affected IoT devices in the botnet seemed to be things like security cameras and other such things in places like Vietnam and the Ukraine, to name a few. This means that even if the US and other major countries patch their shit, there's a high chance the hackers will just redouble their efforts to build botnets in other regions.

Oh no, a big Ddos, we're all so bothered aa- Oh it's back online okbye.

[QUOTE=ScriptKitt3h;51242443]Really, to just overhaul their security and apply intense regulatory and economic pressure to companies that don't comply and secure (or make it easier for the end-user to secure) their shit. For now (last I checked Dyn posted their "all-clear/resolved" post at a little after 22:00 UTC) the attack seems to have subsided/been mitigated on Dyn's DNS servers for now. Hopefully some good will come out of this through cybersecurity experts and DDOS mitigation providers figuring out how to improve the security of major internet backbone/DNS companies like Dyn and Level3. EDIT: Also, in the previous major Mirai attack this year (the record-breaking attack on Brian Krebs' website), a lot of the affected IoT devices in the botnet seemed to be things like security cameras and other such things in places like Vietnam and the Ukraine, to name a few. This means that even if the US and other major countries patch their shit, there's a high chance the hackers will just redouble their efforts to build botnets in other regions.[/QUOTE] Ah, so it sounds like on top of firmware updates (if that even helps) and complete replacement of some IoT devices, other countries would have to be on board for this to be mitigated?

[QUOTE=Bragdras;51242453]Oh no, a big Ddos, we're all so bothered aa- Oh it's back online okbye.[/QUOTE] Made getting a solid connection to a fairly large group of major websites and services nigh-impossible for the middle-upper East Coast of the US earlier today, so it's a pretty big deal (a lot of major internet companies are in the US, so major attacks here can disproportionately affect the wider global internet). The scary thing is that when you see this as just the latest in a line of recent high-profile attacks, it almost seems like there's some actor or group of actors out there purposely probing for weaknesses in the overall infrastructure of the Internet (at least on a regional basis for now) quite rapidly. Anyone mustering up this large of a botnet (or possibly multiple, not entirely sure at this point) to carry out this kind of an attack isn't fucking around; there's most likely some endgame in play here. [editline]21st October 2016[/editline] [QUOTE=nagachief;51242462]Ah, so it sounds like on top of firmware updates (if that even helps) and complete replacement of some IoT devices, other countries would have to be on board for this to be mitigated?[/QUOTE] Pretty much, but more or less private individuals and companies. National governments can only do so much directly, it takes social and economic pressure to really get a lot of these manufacturers to budge on changing things. EDIT: You know what's quite surprising about Mirai, as well? As malware goes, it's a pretty darn simple piece of programming. Just goes to show how insecure IoT is at this point.

You know what's strange is the majority of DDos attacks in my experience seem to be coming from machines hosting websites in the US or UK.

[QUOTE=TonyP;51241351]Wikileaks twitter said it's being done by wikileaks supporters.[/QUOTE] No they didn't. This was an inside source. It was US. Stop watching mainstream media and US entertainment. They are lying to you. Any real media outside of US, EU, Israel, and Saudis Arabia is telling the truth. I never thought I'd be one of those people, but this shit is too sketchy. They are all in it. Every rich nation that is an ally to the US is in the game. All their interviews look the same while our "enemies" look genuine with a realistic passionate tone.

[QUOTE=Shiftyze;51243422]No they didn't. This was an inside source. It was US. Stop watching mainstream media and US entertainment. They are lying to you. Any real media outside of US, EU, Israel, and Saudis Arabia is telling the truth. I never thought I'd be one of those people, but this shit is too sketchy. They are all in it. Every rich nation that is an ally to the US is in the game. All their interviews look the same while our "enemies" look genuine with a realistic passionate tone.[/QUOTE] I can't tell if this is advanced level sarcasm or serious.

If anyone wants to see a live feed of Mirai bots: [url]https://intel.malwaretech.com/mirai.html[/url] [url]https://intel.malwaretech.com/botnet/mirai[/url]

[QUOTE=jamie1130;51243511]If anyone wants to see a live feed of Mirai bots: [url]https://intel.malwaretech.com/mirai.html[/url] [url]https://intel.malwaretech.com/botnet/mirai[/url][/QUOTE] Wow, quite a lot in South America, Asia, and Southern/Southeastern Europe.

[QUOTE=Teddybeer;51243462]Yes the countries with lowest amount of free press and the highest amount of corruption generally speak the truth. Some even have nice government officials that remind journalists about subjects that are not the truth and shouldn't be reported on.[/QUOTE] That's pretty much every nation though. Trust nothing but your own two eyes.

Lotta speculation right now that the attack may have peaked at over 1.2-1.3 Tbps of incoming traffic. Hopefully other providers take Dyn's hint and start improving their mitigation setups ASAP.

[QUOTE=lavacano;51244638]That's pretty much every nation though. Trust nothing but your own two eyes.[/QUOTE] Nope, you shouldn't even trust your own eyes. You must always doubt. What media tells you is usually not reliable, even non-mainstream. What you read on internet can be bullshit too. Wikipedia can contain bullshit. Wikileaks might contain some bullshit. Government websites contain lots of bullshit. Social media can contain some of strongest form of bullshit. Religious sites will load you with bullshit. Statistics websites can contain bullshit (because measurement error or just plain old lying). Usually the most reliable sources are the ones that are prosecuted but even those might be bullshit. How can we even know what is real, if we just sit in front of TV/PC and consume information from devices? Most reliable thing you can use is reasoning but even that can fail because of incomplete information. You need to be open to all reasonable possibilities.

[QUOTE=Fourier;51264081]Nope, you shouldn't even trust your own eyes. You must always doubt. What media tells you is usually not reliable, even non-mainstream.[/QUOTE] I stopped reading here because "the media" != "your own two eyes"

[QUOTE=lavacano;51264108]I stopped reading here because "the media" != "your own two eyes"[/QUOTE] Did your own brains threw an exception and stopped responding?

[QUOTE=Fourier;51264144]Did your own brains threw an exception and stopped responding?[/QUOTE] OK, since we apparently have some slower kids in the class, I'll explain in easier terms. If you are not a first hand witness to an event, that event did not happen. Anyone who tries to tell you otherwise is a liar, no matter how much you used to trust them. The only things that are true are the things you witness yourself, in your own backyard, with your own two eyes. All media is fiction in the US. There are no non-fictional anything.