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[Zach Gibbens <infocop411 AT gmail.com>]

On 08/15/2013 11:35 PM, Julian DeMarchi wrote:
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> On 08/16/2013 01:24 PM, Pei wrote:
> > So I got another provider hence the update to my secondary server,
> > but on my main server I am currently weathering attacks for queries
> > on 5 different domains. It's insane.... why so much DDoS lately...
> > If you know or have theories, please don't keep them to yourself
> > and do tell...
> +1 - share your thoughts please sir.
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I have a few, my current favorite is a bit nutty, but it fits with alot 
of the mess going on here,
part of me wonders if there's a bit of a cyberwar going on, mostly 
targeted stuff by advanced persistent threats honestly, but look at the 
timing, snowden & the NSA, what's going on now with Washington Post, 
CNN, the NY Times, Google DNS, and the DDoS on the banking sector by Izz 
ad-Din al-Qassam Cyber Fighters.

Throw in increasing conflicts where communications matter so highly, 
nature of civil war, fighting your own countrymen for your ideals, the 
value of propaganda and the efforts to silence it.

due to how DNS Amplification attacks work, we're both collateral damage, 
and also targeted due to our commitment to free speech.

to clarify I'm not saying that this is what's happening (however I would 
bet 20 quid that due to all this getting picked up in the news lately, 
some of it is some combination of people trying scripts to see for 
themselves, and developing intelligence/military capabilities from 
places that are late to the "party" training in a live environment)