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Title: DDOS attacks on pools WTF ? Post by: YipYip on May 08, 2013, 03:57:11 AM Can somebody explain to me who or what motivation people have to be using DDOS atacks on pools
ltcmine.ru give-me-ltc just to name a few Who or why are they doing this unless it is other pool operators BTC community or aliens ??? Title: Re: DDOS attacks on pools WTF ? Post by: paul21 on May 08, 2013, 04:15:56 AM As a victim myself, it's pretty simple. Attacked pool -> less network hash -> difficulty stays lower -> profitability stays higher
The cost of a booter to knock a pool offline is quite cheap. The cost of a network to block a booter is quite expensive. "DDoS" protection that typical hosts sell is in the range of 10 Gbit/s 5M PPS attacks, and that might block a weak booter. Protection is needed in the 20Gbit+ range and it costs 2-4k/month for that kind of blocking power. What I'm trying to say is that it's kind of like a "why not?" attack to spend a couple bucks on a booter to take down a mostly defenseless pool. Title: Re: DDOS attacks on pools WTF ? Post by: awatson824 on May 08, 2013, 04:17:32 AM This ^
Title: Re: DDOS attacks on pools WTF ? Post by: monocolor on May 08, 2013, 04:21:55 AM or people are just boring
Title: Re: DDOS attacks on pools WTF ? Post by: sterob on May 08, 2013, 04:25:10 AM or people are just boring i found the ddos-er. Title: Re: DDOS attacks on pools WTF ? Post by: mebezac on May 08, 2013, 04:57:49 AM Like everyone said, it's a lot easier for the person doing the ddos then the person trying to stop it. Also, every time the major pools fall under this kind of attack, people freak out, get emotional, and in turn there is volatility, which is what day traders need to make money.
Title: Re: DDOS attacks on pools WTF ? Post by: YipYip on May 08, 2013, 05:54:18 AM Like everyone said, it's a lot easier for the person doing the ddos then the person trying to stop it. Also, every time the major pools fall under this kind of attack, people freak out, get emotional, and in turn there is volatility, which is what day traders need to make money. There must be a market place for this stuff ??? |