AO Was Attacked this Weekend

[AGD]

AO Family,

Well it seems someone has finally decided that they need to go after us and attack our server. We had a flood of guests with spammed IP's that kept downloading the same posts over and over. Seems like it was perfectly timed to coincide with Splatt Attack.

All I can say is that if I catch you, you will not be going to jail, I most likely will though...

If AO catches you it could be even worse.....

We had to turn off guest logins and everyone now has to register.

AGD

[AGD]

Here is what it looked like from our end. This was after guest views were turned off. All the guests are just staring at nothing. Before we turned it off they were all downloading the same big thread with pics.

Guest Viewing Thread 05:24 PM bgm-66-24-200-172.stny.rr.com
Guest Viewing Attachment 05:23 PM c-67-168-75-143.client.comcast.net
Guest Viewing Thread 05:24 PM kin0389.n5.com.jm
Guest Viewing Thread 05:23 PM uhartford220053.hartford.edu
Guest Viewing Thread 05:24 PM BSN-77-18-236.dsl.siol.net
Guest Searching Forums 05:24 PM ns13.statefarm.com
Guest Viewing Thread 05:24 PM c-67-168-242-138.client.comcast.net
Guest Viewing Thread 05:23 PM a0h847tey2kh.bc.hsia.telus.net
Guest Viewing Thread 05:23 PM sdn-ar-005casfrMP230.dialsprint.net
Guest Viewing Thread 05:23 PM 82-39-17-13.cable.ubr03.gate.blueyonder.co.uk
Guest Viewing Attachment 05:25 PM cs6669206-164.austin.rr.com
Guest Viewing New Topics 05:23 PM ns26.statefarm.com
Guest Viewing Thread 05:23 PM adsl-208-190-133-205.dsl.eulstx.swbell.net
Guest Viewing Thread 05:23 PM pcp03527418pcs.pntiac01.mi.comcast.net
Guest Viewing Thread 05:24 PM blv-proxy-08.boeing.com
Guest Viewing Thread 05:24 PM ca-bldwnprk-cuda2-c6a-a-128.arcdca.adelphia.net
Guest Viewing Thread 05:25 PM cache-ntc-ac03.proxy.aol.com
Guest Viewing Forum General Discussion 05:23 PM host-65-121-132-129.jimclick.com
Guest Viewing Thread 05:25 PM a0h224iny49ok.bc.hsia.telus.net
Guest Viewing Attachment 05:23 PM d-199-247-44.bootp.Virginia.EDU
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AGD

[Ov3rmind]

Re: AO Was Attacked this Weekend

That sucks, hopefully someone can catch the person/s who did this.

I have to say though, I did get a chuckle out of this line:

Originally posted by AGD
All I can say is that if I catch you, you will not be going to jail, I most likely will though...

[Smoke]

Who the heck would want to do such a thing?

[hitech]

That's the problem with the internet. You don't know who you are dealing with. Isn't there a way to limit how many and how often guests can request information?

I take it this was a "denial of service" type of attack?

[Kevmaster]

the strange thing is the wide range of IP addresses......all over the country. I guess some other owners group planned this event. At least tats all I can conclude

[AGD]

Yes it was a DOS attack. Good thing Delaware.net has such hot servers so we stayed up.

AGD

[ChucktheMAGician]

Originally posted by Kevmaster
the strange thing is the wide range of IP addresses......all over the country. I guess some other owners group planned this event. At least tats all I can conclude

...says the member of another owners group! Hmmmm!

[Mango]

Wow Tom, I thought you were joking in the chatroom when you said we were under attack!

[ZAust]

i was wondering why ao was so slow this weekend.. whoever did this will pay, and pay dearly...

[snoogans]

GAH! so that is y i couldn't log on for my daily 10hrs of vitamin AO Hope this gets sorted out, i'm sorta pointin towards PBN's direction i like having competition that doesn't have a chance like PBN

ps, i bet u i totally misread this thread

[ubooze]

Jeez, can't believe someone would want to attack AO.

Good thing everything is still in working order.

[LittlePaintballBoy]

gah! AO was attacked? *takes out shotgun* i weel be bock.

[Jonneh]

Spawn more Overlords.

[snoogans]

u, take on all of them? i think not *CHA CHIK! goes the shotgun* yar, the sigpic says all!