OcUK DDoS attack - £10,000 reward
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I wouldn't say no one ever gets prosecuted... but its the exception rather than the rule.
Nothing has been hacked.
Well that's not true is it? If this is using a zombie based botnet, then in order to get the said zombies a PC needs to get infected, which can be loosely termed as hacking.
But OcUK hasn't been hacked.
And the quoted post never said he was talking about OCuk being hacked
I DID say loosely. The modern term "hacker" is given to anyone who breaks into computers, and in order to infect a machine some form of break in has to occur, even if it's as simple as a user running porn.exe; you have still gained unauthorised use of the machine.
Historically hacker, just like gay, was a term that did not have any negative meaning to it.
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True but to be 100% clear no OcUK server has been hacked.
It's and interesting discussion... nothing wrong with giving it 5 stars.
If they're serious about the attack (ransom, or genuinely trying to bring the company down) then they'd simply infect another computer with the 'command' program and run the commands there, the attacker would connect using some decent encryption/proxy etc.
Spie, I emailed a part of a log, which mark has replied too, but I was wondering if there was any information you could release to try and compare and review and data you have. Going to try and speak to a few of my mates who are experts in this field tonight.
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Hope you find this out. Does make you wonder why someone would want to do this though.
DDoS has turned into an industry now, where companies hire some kid in order to disrupt their competitors operations.
Put it this way, in the few days that OCuk store has been useless, how many orders do you think they lost to casual users (rather than die hards)?
Thanks for the log. It's being analysed as we speak. Can't give out any info but I have just mailed you.
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I don't know all the facts, infact I know nothing.
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I hope you catch whoever is involved, targeting an online shop is low IMO.
Mark sorry to hear of your troubles . The website issues have been a real problem recently for me as i have been trying to build and spec 3 machines for people and its been nearly impossible to do so . Luckily i know the people well and have asked them to wait untill i can get the data i need to spec there systems .
I think the 10k is a small price to pay to resolve these issues as not everyone is as patient when ordering parts . Good luck with finding and prosecuting them and if there is anything i can help with then feel free to contact me .
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I think the 10k is a small price to pay to resolve these issues as not everyone is as patient when ordering parts . Good luck with finding and prosecuting them and if there is anything i can help with then feel free to contact me .
Persil
Soldato
I was saying to my friend the other day that there was DOS attacks on this forum/site.. thanks for clearing that up.
Anyway, if this person or group are slightly dumb, then I'm sure they will be caught as nothing is perfect.
Anyway, if this person or group are slightly dumb, then I'm sure they will be caught as nothing is perfect.
Soldato
Yep good luck in your search for the culprit Spie, it's pretty low of someone to do this. I should imagine it's compromised the business somewhat so they get whatever's coming to them.
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