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Re: FBI bust DDoS 'Mafia'

  • From: Wayne E. Bouchard
  • Date: Mon Aug 30 19:47:11 2004 
On Mon, Aug 30, 2004 at 09:44:09PM +0300, Hank Nussbacher wrote:
> 
> > D/DoS is a fact of life that happens continuously non-stop. FBI intervening
> > here probably may have certain effect in general atmosphere among the
> > packet kiddies, but there is no solid data that says DDoS attacks have
> > decreased.
> 
> Death and perhaps taxes are facts of life.  Until about 10 years ago DDOS
> didn't exist.  Hopefully 10 years from now it will go the way of the
> Betamax.
> 
> -Hank

10 years is a long time..... Here's to hoping we survive that long.

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Wayne Bouchard
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