G+_George Kozi Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 So, my ISP has been Tuesday and Wednesday under two heavy DDoS attacks. 60% of the 3.2 million clients had no, or very slow internet. It is still going on at the moment. Often times the hacker is seen as a kinda... well... boyish rogue who tests the system and does some sort of service. I've been almost without Internet for two days. Do not ask me how pissed off I am at the moment, and what I think about hacking right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_James Karaganis Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 That's not hacking. That's just vandalism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Randy Hudson Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Just like the Old West, there's white hats and there's black hats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_George Kozi Posted August 20, 2015 Author Share Posted August 20, 2015 Here's the thing: I do believe that the hacker has an important roll to play. It is the independent tester. On the other hand, for the last two days I didn't dare to even surf to my bank's site to make payments, check on stuff. No social media to speak of, no email, no gaming, no YouTube, no nothing. All I kept thinking of was WTF are you guys doing to run-of-the-mill beige people like me, and why? The image of a stranger breaking into my house, just to show that the locks I have on the door suck, kept turning in my mind... And if they have beef with the ISP, they should take it up with the ISP, not with ordinary people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Randy Hudson Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Agreed George Kozi. There's a reason I used the Wild West analogy. Personally I think we should be able to just hang people like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_L I Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Maybe by inconveniencing you they're hoping you take your business elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Mike Wolfson Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 How did you find out about this? I have had terrible internet problems this week (rebooting my cable modem/router every few hours). Wonder if this is me, or them (my ISP). I am on Cox in AZ BTW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_George Kozi Posted August 20, 2015 Author Share Posted August 20, 2015 It was on the local news (TV) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Charles Griffin Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 I hear you. I cringe when I hear people touting the virtue of hackers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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