DDoS attack... oh... what are we on now?

[WhitetailAni]

Browser, version and OS: Chrome OS latest

 

Steps to reproduce/what were you doing before it happened?

Going to see what Varnic said on the Madison thread

 

What happened?

I got the "DDoS is happening" screen, e.g. "We were unable to complete your request due to high server load".

 

What did you expect to happen?

The thread to load.

 

Link to a page where it happened, if applicable: 

Screenshots of the issue, if applicable: 

Any other relevant details:

The home page worked fineish but no threads would load

 

If it's a cloudflare error, what was the ray ID from the bottom of the error page?

THE SUN WILL BURN US ALL

[colonel_mortis]

Yes, we're aware.

[Quackers101]

the whole site is down, RUN AWAY!?!

Linus have dropped something, aaaaa my connection is dropping out!

happen ned eevery we rre it s  be eette rr no w      ?

[Guest]

I'll never understand how people can think there's no form of notification of a DDoS before someone makes a thread...lol

[WhitetailAni]

That should be the forum excuse - "Linus dropped something" or "Linus stepped on a Power Squid".

[Master Disaster]

Cloudflare probably informed Mortis they were absorbing abnormal traffic loads before the forum got overloaded.

[colonel_mortis]

When the forum goes down due to a DDoS I get about 6 different alerts (based on different metrics, thresholds and mediums) notifying me, and some automation kicks in to mitigate it. Once you're able post a topic complaining about it, it's already very much under control.

[Master Disaster]

2 minutes ago, colonel_mortis said:

When the forum goes down due to a DDoS I get about 6 different alerts (based on different metrics, thresholds and mediums) notifying me, and some automation kicks in to mitigate it. Once you're able post a topic complaining about it, it's already very much under control.

I still can't fathom what anyone has to gain by DDOSing a tech forum?

[WhitetailAni]

1 minute ago, Master Disaster said:

I still can't fathom what anyone has to gain by DDOSing a tech forum?

Annoying people?
Having a fun afternoon?
I don't know.

[colonel_mortis]

12 minutes ago, Master Disaster said:

I still can't fathom what anyone has to gain by DDOSing a tech forum?

Mostly, I suspect, they get satisfaction from reading topics like this.

[WhitetailAni]

Idea:
No more "Forum got DDoSed!" posts and see if they lessen.

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

Must some new type of fetish where people gain satisfaction from watching forum communities panic.

[PlayStation 2]

28 minutes ago, BlueChinchillaEatingDorito said:

Must some new type of fetish where people gain satisfaction from watching forum communities panic.

The real fetish is the people who love to post-farm from DDoS attacks on a forum.

[Zodiark1593]

54 minutes ago, colonel_mortis said:

Mostly, I suspect, they get satisfaction from reading topics like this.

Maybe one or two topics, in a seldom used sub-section of a tech forum with users that are aware and knowledgeable of these attacks. Not exactly exposure central. 
 

I have to question the intellect of the individuals that perpetrates these DDoS attacks. Surely, they could find some place more entertaining to bring down than LTT? Gross lack of creativity, really. 

[LogicalDrm]

10 hours ago, ragnarok0273 said:

Idea:
No more "Forum got DDoSed!" posts and see if they lessen.

Considering how old the "Don't feed the trolls" -meme already is, I doubt things will change. There are always people who aren't smart enough to not take the bait.

[piratemonkey]

11 hours ago, Master Disaster said:

I still can't fathom what anyone has to gain by DDOSing a tech forum?

Perhaps irony