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DDoS attack on Protonmail

  • 11-11-2015 11:36am
    #1
    neonman
    Registered Users Posts: 583 ✭✭✭


    I'm a user of protonmail and over the last few days or more they have had a massive DDoS attack on their service.

    Interesting read all about it over at their blog https://protonmail.com/blog/protonmail-ddos-attacks/ for anybody interested.

    I was surprised to see that they actually paid one of the attacker groups to stop the attack on them. Of course it was paid by bitcoin :-)

    Neon


Comments

  • #2
    Khannie
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 37,485 Mod ✭✭✭✭Khannie


    I thought it was piss poor that they paid, tbh.


  • #3
    neonman
    Registered Users Posts: 583 ✭✭✭neonman


    I agree Khannie

    Well they have learned the hard way - although they paid up the attackers didn't stop the attack.


  • #4
    anvilfour
    Closed Accounts Posts: 720 ✭✭✭anvilfour


    Runbox told me a few days ago the same thing has happened. They have refused to pay, my e-mail is working fine! :)


  • #5
    Khannie
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 37,485 Mod ✭✭✭✭Khannie


    neonman wrote: »
    although they paid up the attackers didn't stop the attack.

    I heard that the attackers did stop the attack and that after the payment it escalated to what looked like it might be a nation state level ddos. I wondered if someone was teaching them a lesson for paying criminals.


  • #6
    neonman
    Registered Users Posts: 583 ✭✭✭neonman


    From their blog:

    "We hoped that by paying, we could spare the other companies impacted by the attack against us, but the attacks continued nevertheless. This was clearly a wrong decision so let us be clear to all future attackers ProtonMail will NEVER pay another ransom."


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  • #7
    Khannie
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 37,485 Mod ✭✭✭✭Khannie


    I had read that alright and I thought it stank.


  • #8
    anvilfour
    Closed Accounts Posts: 720 ✭✭✭anvilfour


    Khannie wrote: »
    I had read that alright and I thought it stank.

    This is how you deal with Ransom demands:



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