[AusNOG] Film industry soliciting DDOS attacks?

[Andrew E]

  I wonder if anyone has gone for revenge and DoS/DDoS'd that company 
back...

Andrew.

On 9/9/2010 2:20 PM, Phil Pierotti wrote:
> I am not even slightly a lawyer, but surely this behaviour is illegal by any sane definition of the word?
>
> Is the Movie/Music industry literally playing the "my lawyers are funded by bigger pockets than yours, therefore we are above the law" card already?
>
> At what point do ISPs take matters into their own hands and refuse to carry *any* packets which appear to be to/from businesses which in any way make money off or for these charlatans?
>
> Regards,
>
> Phil Pierotti
> Network Operations Manager
> Platform Networks
> www.platformnetworks.net
> ph. 1300 854 678
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of McDonald Richards
> Sent: Thursday, 9 September 2010 2:03 PM
> To: ausnog at ausnog.net
> Subject: [AusNOG] Film industry soliciting DDOS attacks?
>
> Well this is a nice turn of events isn't it..
>
> http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/film-industry-hires-cyber-h
> itmen-to-take-down-internet-pirates-20100907-14ypv.html
>
> Interesting. Anybody know if they've been a victim of an attack started by
> this mob and if so, if they originate the attacks from inside their own
> ASN/IP space?
>
> Macca
>
>
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