I'm going with naive. That would certainly make sense given the other naive mistakes they've made, not least in Syria.
On Fri, May 4, 2012 at 9:23 PM, Jim Youll <[email protected]> wrote: > ... or they're just scared, or naive... > > these attacks - and that is the right word, even the only intent is "fun" > - are confusing and upsetting and hard to understand until you burn the log > files down to reveal what really went on. .. > > apart from receipt of specific correspondence from the instigator, which > is rare but not unprecedented IMO, there's no way to tell a directed > attack from script kid's afternoon of fun... > > On May 4, 2012, at 12:15 PM, Steve Weis wrote: > > "...globally-distributed botnet of thousands of computers..." > > Someone could rent thousands of botnet agents for two days for a couple > hundred dollars: > > http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/study-finds-the-average-price-for-renting-a-botnet/6528 > > "Avaaz does not have any further information about who is behind it..." > > They were claiming that this was an attack so sophisticated and massive > that it could have only been perpetrated by a nation state or large > corporation, yet they have no further information about who was behind it? > I think they hyped it up to drive fundraising. > > On Fri, May 4, 2012 at 10:34 AM, Andrew Couts <[email protected]>wrote: > >> *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. >> >> _______________________________________________ > 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 > -- *+1-857-891-4244 |** jilliancyork.com | @jilliancyork * "We must not be afraid of dreaming the seemingly impossible if we want the seemingly impossible to become a reality" - *Vaclav Havel*
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