Warned of an Attack on the Internet, and Getting Ready

The New York Times ^ | March 30, 2012 | By SOMINI SENGUPTA

[Oldeconomybuyer]

On a quiet Sunday in mid-February, something curious attracted the attention of the behind-the-scenes engineers who scour the Internet for signs of trouble. There, among the ubiquitous boasts posted by the hacking collective Anonymous, was a call to attack some of the network’s most crucial parts.

The message called it Operation Global Blackout, and rallied Anonymous supporters worldwide to attack the Domain Name System.

It declared when the attack would be carried out: March 31. And it detailed exactly how: by bombarding the Domain Name System with junk traffic in an effort to overwhelm it altogether.

[Carpe Cerevisi]

[Smokin' Joe]

You mean, it will work like the cell phones around here? I’m used to that. (Even if I am thinking about having a ‘cell phone shoot’.)

[the invisib1e hand]

the behind-the-scenes engineers who scour the Internet for signs of trouble.

just because you're paranoid, it doesn't mean they're not watching every.thing.you.do!

[Carriage Hill]

Crap; that’s today. Should I wrap my router in tinfoil?

[Freddd]

I was going to read the article. Then I noticed it was from the NYSlimes.

[6SJ7]

I web surf, therefor I am.

[Bassfire]

Well since I’m reading this on FR this morning, I’m thinking they must be late sleepers or IT DIDN’T WORK! Loosers find something else to entertain yourselves, like jumping off high places with no safety nets.

[Mad Dawgg]

"Crap; that’s today. Should I wrap my router in tinfoil?"

I think you are supposed to put a paper bag over your head and lay on the floor.

[Carriage Hill]

I have the paperbag leftover from Y2K with the eye-cutouts, so I’ll re-use that one.

[Ramius]

I’m thinking they’re just a bunch of script kiddies, and they aren’t as good as they think they are.

[maine yankee]

I have the paperbag leftover from Y2K with the eye-cutouts, so I’ll re-use that one.

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You have to line the inside of the bag with tin foil.

(I do that with all my base-ball caps)

[paulcissa]

The Anon guys have an overly-inflated sense of self-importance. The old school black-hats generally view these guys as a new generation of cowboys with something to prove....

All they're succeeding in doing is allowing cover for more invasion of privacy by government - exactly what they rail against.

[LomanBill]

All they're succeeding in doing is allowing cover for more invasion of privacy by government - exactly what they rail against.

Yep.  Everybody knows what's in room 101... and who really wrote Goldman's book.

Anona My Arse

[getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL]

In my experience, dissing a loser has much more effect when you spell l-o-s-e-r correctly.

[Delta 21]

99% of internet traffic is junk anyway so how are they actually gonna pull it off?

Did they hire a bunch of jr high boys and girls to surf the web more than usual, or did some of you Freepers inadvertently help them out today?

[Carriage Hill]

“You have to line the inside of the bag with tin foil.”

Busy working on that now.

[KoRn]

If they do this, then every site may perform like FR!

(lol I know, that was mean)

[Keith in Iowa]

>>>Crap; that’s today. Should I wrap my router in tinfoil?

That, or brass window screen material.

[Lees Swrd]

Scott Dunbar One Man Band Singing Tin Foil Hat

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8MJ7wlPE2E&feature=relmfu