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Old 21st October 2016
e1-531g e1-531g is offline
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Default Someone Is Learning How to Take Down the Internet

Given recent DDoS attack on Dyn I think this is also interesting.
Back in September Bruce Schneier wrote:
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Over the past year or two, someone has been probing the defenses of the companies that run critical pieces of the Internet. These probes take the form of precisely calibrated attacks designed to determine exactly how well these companies can defend themselves, and what would be required to take them down.
English:
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archiv...e_is_lear.html
Based on previous polish article:
https://zaufanatrzeciastrona.pl/post...kiem-sprytnie/

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O don't think Dyn attack and more mysterious attacks in links come from the same person/organization, because they seem to have a different purpose.
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