DOS attack - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: November 18, 2010, 12:26:59 am
content: The recent site problems are due to a "multi gigabit ddos attack" says SiteCloud.They are working on it.No idea if it's just my site, or the server in general.Dave.

author: Kiriakos-GR
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 18, 2010, 01:04:29 am
content: The DOS attack aims the CPU usage of the targeted server.And causes an large slowdown.The hosted sites haves nothing to do with it.

author: migsantiago
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 18, 2010, 01:22:35 am
content: A Denial of Service attack... wow, somebody must really hate the eevblog... or an specific review maybe.

author: Mechatrommer
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 18, 2010, 01:27:43 am
content: i believe sitecloud is hosting not just eevblog, but many others. so the attack might not specific to eevblog, maybe others or even the hoster. we are greenpeace here, why would somebody else want to attack on us?

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: November 18, 2010, 01:41:36 am
content: Turns out it had nothing to do with my blog, I was just caught in the crossfire.dave.

author: joelby
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 18, 2010, 04:45:52 am
content: Quote from: Kiriakos-GR on November 18, 2010, 01:04:29 amActually, a DOS aims to use up the entire bandwidth of the ISP hosting the server, which makes the server unreachable. Usually there's one hosted site that attracts enough attention for someone to want to attack it, for whatever reason.

author: gobblegobble
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 18, 2010, 10:18:37 am
content: Quote from: Kiriakos-GR on November 18, 2010, 01:04:29 amQuote from: joelby on November 18, 2010, 04:45:52 amUh, guys. The whole point and by defitionion as well, isDenialOfService hence the acronym DOS.The actual "service" in this case might be another website in the same server. Means to achieve that could be then anything from a loading the server's cpu via a say, buggy script in a site to a bandwidth hogging by a botnet. The results attacker tries to have are the same regardless: no website service for people trying to access the site, or at least sluggish service.

author: .o:0|O|0:o.
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 20, 2010, 03:50:18 am
content: Meet the neighbours:http://www.robtex.com/ip/184.154.68.170.html#graph.o:0|O|0:o.

author: migsantiago
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 24, 2010, 01:59:35 pm
content: Quote from: Christiene on November 24, 2010, 10:41:21 amYou can google "denial of service attack".

author: Chris_R
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: November 29, 2010, 11:44:33 pm
content: Quote from: migsantiago on November 18, 2010, 01:22:35 amI think it's Microchip trying to bring down the Pickit 3 review. They may have seemed able to take a joke, but Mr Head's back in micromanagement and he demanded a DOS on the site.

author: migsantiago
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 30, 2010, 03:55:51 am
content: Quote from: Chris_R on November 29, 2010, 11:44:33 pmLOL, Mr. D. Head a hacker? Naaahh

author: Simon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: November 30, 2010, 07:00:26 am
content: Quote from: migsantiago on November 30, 2010, 03:55:51 amThat guy won't even know what a hacker is, only words he knows is cheap and profit - oh wait where have I heard that combination of words before - no I can't be working for microchip

author: Chris_R
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: November 30, 2010, 01:28:12 pm
content: Quote from: Simon on November 30, 2010, 07:00:26 amMr D Head: Look, I'm back in charge here and I want that guy that got me fired deleted from the internetEngineer: Sir, you can't actually delete someone from the internetMr D Head: Don't act stupid with me. I've got a friend whose son knows about computers and he says we can hack the site to delete him off the internetEngineer: Even if that were true, the videos are hosted on youtube and not on his site. You wouldn't be able to bring down youtubeMr D Head: I don't know what a youtube is but my friend's son says you can hack it so get on it! Every second that video is up is profit going down the drain.Engineer: .........Have you even used the internet before?Mr D Head: Of course I have, my secretary brings my emails into my office every morning.Engineer: I..... ye....... Huh? Fine, we'll go "hack" the site now.Mr D Head: Good, and make sure you do it for free. Sarah, can you find out what a youtube is? It sounds delicious

author: migsantiago
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 30, 2010, 05:52:19 pm
content: Dave should hire you for a comic setup in his vlog.

author: Simon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: November 30, 2010, 06:02:17 pm
content: Quote from: migsantiago on November 30, 2010, 05:52:19 pmseconded