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cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Not really

  If anything they will just block your IP

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• TotallyHumanPinkySwear@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  That is not true. There is nothing illegal about creating massive amounts of traffic to an IP/website. Your comment sounds disingenuous.

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  • Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Not sure where you got that, but DDOS attacks are, in fact, illegal.

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    • cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      It’s also most certainly against the terms of service for your ISP, VPN or VPS, so you could get your service terminated.

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      • TotallyHumanPinkySwear@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Again, no. Fundamentally, there is no difference in you refreshing a page over and over, the strength comes from the distributed aspect of this attack. There’s no limit on the use of bandwidth and this is no base, by any means, to end a contract.

        Of course, you are free to do as you please, but I am aware of how this works and happy to contribute.

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    • TotallyHumanPinkySwear@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I see what you mean. Of course this is most probably “illegal”, but I really do not care about the ramifications the Russian Federation could hold me accountable of, especially since they do not have jurisdiction where I live.

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  • wholookshere@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    no one said anything about legality.

    but that this points known hackers at your door.

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    • TotallyHumanPinkySwear@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Ah yes, in that sense my network is locked down super tight. My SecOps is solid by any standard.

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      • borari@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        I promise you that your personal security posture is not adequate to keep you protected from a nation state.

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  • theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    There is nothing illegal about creating massive amounts of traffic to an IP/website.

    ?? No this is extremely illegal.

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    • TotallyHumanPinkySwear@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      You are right in that purposefully creating massive traffic to a specific website is most probably against some TOS (I would not go so far as to say illegal). Nevertheless, this is war and my contribution, by itself, is insignificant and remains well under the radar.

      This war is very dear to my heart and I wanted to attract some attention to this tool for people who feel the same.

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      • theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        No, this is not a civil matter or TOS violation. It is a federal crime and felony in the USA under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.

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