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Originally Posted by Darren
The attack changes every time we change a config on our end, its been going on for just over a week, although we have it under control the attack is continuing at 1000mbs and the attacks change all the time, depending on what we do.
The cost to actually do an attack like this, not just one attack but several is high, we have 2 teams working on tracking down the attacker (at an incredible expense of course!). Authorities are also following leads and slowly step by step getting closer. The people we have protecting the server now are the best by far and have dealt with attacks on EBAY in the past.
This type of attack is obviously NOT a kid having fun, according to the people we have who have dealt as mentioned with BIG takes before this is the most persistent and most advanced attack they have seen...
Pissed off ex employee? We would say NO, we have only ever let 2 people go.
Pissed off affiliate who we canned for doing fraud, the cost of this attack is too much.
So who does that leave??
BTW before hosts and other people suggest this attack is cheap and easily avoidable let me guarantee you it isn't , we have had at least 5 of the top hosts on this board try and stop or filter with no success etc etc.
Darren
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Well Darren, I think you and your team would know better than anyone who might be behind this kind of attack. All I can speculate, is that it is either a very angry customer that ripped off his dick using sizegenetics and wants revenge, or 1 of your competitors. Which competitor though? Who knows.
Also, your host will make up excuse after excuse as to why they are not able to stop these attacks, but consider this. Google.com, microsoft.com, etc are some of the biggest websites on the net, and have some of the biggest nastiest competitors on the face of the planet. No doubt these same attacks which are keeping your server down, have been tried on those sites, yet they haver never gone down for a week straight.
Darren, dont worry too much though man. I know you and your team will sort this out and fix it in the end. Its just a matter of time. Your smart affiliates will stick with you, through thick and thin.