They could just sign up with CloudFlare and get DDoS protection. On Fri, May 4, 2012 at 6:34 PM, Andrew Couts <[email protected]> wrote: > I just got this statement from Avaaz communications director Sam Barratt. > It's still highly inadequate: > > Hi Andrew > > Sorry for the delay in getting back to you - the attack was for real I can > assure you. Below is a short statement we have issued, we are still looking > into this and I will let you know when we can share more on what went on. > > Cheers > > Sam > > Avaaz statement on the attack on the site > An attack on Avaaz’s website from a globally-distributed botnet of thousands > of computers ended yesterday (Thursday 3rd May). Avaaz does not have any > further information about who is behind it but the FBI have been notified > about this incident. > > The DDOS attack lasted for 44 hours and finally ended on Thursday 3rd May > which experts say "was a large and substantive attack." > > The site was down for 14 minutes on Wednesday 2nd May and our ability to > send out global campaigns to our membership was affected during the attack. > In response, Avaaz has launched a fundraising campaign in order to create a > defence fund to take its security to the next level. > > Andrew Couts > Staff Writer > Digital Trends > [email protected] > Twitter: @andrewcouts > www.digitaltrends.com > > > ________________________________ > From: Steve Weis <[email protected]> > To: Andrew Couts <[email protected]> > Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, May 4, 2012 1:00 PM > > Subject: Re: [liberationtech] Avaaz, is this for real? > > Hello Andrew. Your article asserts that this attack is happening as fact, > yet you say that Avaaz did not provide any additional information. Which > sources and evidence did you base your article on besides Avaaz's own press > release? > > Claims of a "massive attack" are easy to confirm. Avaaz should be able to > provide detailed logs of the attack, which can be verified by an independent > security professional and corroborated by their hosting providers. > > If this does turn out to be a targeted denial of service attack, > that certainly doesn't take real expertise or significant resources -- it's > cheap to rent a botnet. It's a big leap to claim that a state actor or large > corporation must be behind it. > > On Fri, May 4, 2012 at 9:18 AM, Andrew Couts <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi - I'm the author of that Digital Trends article. I have repeatedly asked > Avaaz for more information about the attack, and they have either said > "We'll know more soon," or completely ignored me. I believe there is simply > not enough information available yet to make accusations of fraud in the > press. But I am doing my best to get answers about exactly this. I'll send > out an update if they respond. > > > _______________________________________________ > liberationtech mailing list > [email protected] > > Should you need to change your subscription options, please go to: > > https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech > > If you would like to receive a daily digest, click "yes" (once you click > above) next to "would you like to receive list mail batched in a daily > digest?" > > You will need the user name and password you receive from the list moderator > in monthly reminders. You may ask for a reminder here: > https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech > > Should you need immediate assistance, please contact the list moderator. > > Please don't forget to follow us on http://twitter.com/#!/Liberationtech > > > _______________________________________________ > liberationtech mailing list > [email protected] > > Should you need to change your subscription options, please go to: > > https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech > > If you would like to receive a daily digest, click "yes" (once you click > above) next to "would you like to receive list mail batched in a daily > digest?" > > You will need the user name and password you receive from the list moderator > in monthly reminders. You may ask for a reminder here: > https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech > > Should you need immediate assistance, please contact the list moderator. > > Please don't forget to follow us on http://twitter.com/#!/Liberationtech
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