AFA under attack
Hi All
I just wanted to post a brief explanation of what's going on so our AFA forum users who are also AN members will understand.
The Atheist Foundation of Australia server is currently undergoing a 500Mbps DDOS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack and has been null routed (taken offline). This has affected upstream providers Optus Networks and technicians are currently looking into the situation.
A DDoS is when multiple computers all request information from one computer, flooding it with information and thus denying access to the machine.
At the moment it appears that some kind of botnet has to be involved in order to send such a flood of data. A botnet is jargon for a collection of software robots, or bots, which run autonomously. Botnets are used to mask the source of attacks and are common in DDoS attacks.
We do not have enough information at the present to confirm the source or reason for the attacks.
More soon.
I just wanted to post a brief explanation of what's going on so our AFA forum users who are also AN members will understand.
The Atheist Foundation of Australia server is currently undergoing a 500Mbps DDOS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack and has been null routed (taken offline). This has affected upstream providers Optus Networks and technicians are currently looking into the situation.
A DDoS is when multiple computers all request information from one computer, flooding it with information and thus denying access to the machine.
At the moment it appears that some kind of botnet has to be involved in order to send such a flood of data. A botnet is jargon for a collection of software robots, or bots, which run autonomously. Botnets are used to mask the source of attacks and are common in DDoS attacks.
We do not have enough information at the present to confirm the source or reason for the attacks.
More soon.
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Permalink Reply by Davo on -
Took out most of the datacenter and Optus upstream was effected, convention site has been moved to another IP, but the main AFA site is null routed atm so we can work on things
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Permalink Reply by Praxis on -
Davo can you please let me know the new IP for the convention site so I can update my post over at RDF? Thanks.
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Permalink Reply by Chrys Stevenson on -
Thanks so much for the update Pro.
All the AN members are behind the AFA at this time.
Please keep us informed of progress.
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Permalink Reply by Chrys Stevenson on
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Message sent to all members of this forum, alerting them to this thread.
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Permalink Reply by Chrys Stevenson on
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Good question, cuz! An internet crusade against the infidels, perhaps?
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Permalink Reply by Chrys Stevenson on
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Update from The Irreverent Mr Black:
DDOS is not "hacked" just a lot of puters trying to reach the one place, either by accident or on purpose.
(Distributed Denial Of Service) - this may even be an accident!
This clarification would make the sweaty troglodytes very happy as they toil to mend things.
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Permalink Reply by Chrys Stevenson on
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I suppose it's too much to expect that our media releases have just been exceptionally successful?
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Permalink Reply by Robert Tobin on -
That is all those Christian idiots who do not believe in Freedom of Speech and especially those BLOODY CATHOLICS
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Permalink Reply by Chrys Stevenson on
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We have no proof of anything yet, Robert. The techs have said that it may not be deliberate but an accident. We may have deep suspicions, but we have to reserve judgement until we have more evidence.
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Permalink Reply by Vonnie A on -
Of course, this would happen on the day that I decide to come and catch up on 3 weeks of posts at the AFA forum! Serves me right...
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Permalink Reply by felch grogan on -
At the moment it appears that some kind of botnet has to be involved in order to send such a flood of data.
And who owns the botnets ? Organised crimine or government agencies. Both can be rented by the hour and by the bot. It's a lucrative business. And a tightly controlled one. The days of backyard bot farmers are gone. Whoever is doing this is buying the service off of very repugnant people. Good christian folks no doubt... Paying for bots off the same people that run pedophile sites as a business.
Do you know which type of botnet it is ?
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