Title: ICOs threat of DDOS attacks and ransomware Post by: ss1980 on October 19, 2017, 04:50:00 PM Today, I received the following DDOS attack ransom email from my website:
Code: Email: server37@scryptmail.com The IP address leads it to Ukraine: Code: IP: 93.77.172.70 Articles on the internet https://blog.cloudflare.com/empty-ddos-threats-meet-the-armada-collective/ show it's an empty threat. But still some still pay. If somebody is hakka-savvy ;) would you track them down, rob them of their possessions and make them miserable overall? Title: Re: ICOs threat of DDOS attacks and ransomware Post by: squatz1 on October 19, 2017, 04:55:19 PM I don't think someone hacking the scammers is really going to do it, that's just going to do what you want out of this. All we want is for these people to know that it's not profitable to do this sort of thing, and we show enough people that this is bullshit and spread the news - which in turn makes this a ZERO profit venture for the scammers and then they won't be doing it anymore.
So, just cut them off by their money -- ruining their lives (in my eyes) sounds a bit harsh. So I'd avoid doing that. Title: Re: ICOs threat of DDOS attacks and ransomware Post by: ss1980 on October 19, 2017, 04:57:52 PM I don't think someone hacking the scammers is really going to do it, that's just going to do what you want out of this. All we want is for these people to know that it's not profitable to do this sort of thing, and we show enough people that this is bullshit and spread the news - which in turn makes this a ZERO profit venture for the scammers and then they won't be doing it anymore. So, just cut them off by their money -- ruining their lives (in my eyes) sounds a bit harsh. So I'd avoid doing that. They allegedly made hundreds of thousands of dollars by silly people sending them coin >:( As to ruining their lives - a thief's mentality is just that -- of a thief. So if you cut money supply for this venture, they'll move on to another venture that will be as illegal but more profitable. |