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Subject: Re: John McAfee: Massive DDoS attack on the internet was from
smartphone botnet on popular app
Jim Shankland wrote:
> Also, this jumped out at me:
>
> "The problem with the recent attack is that the originating IP addresses
were
> evenly distributed within the IPV4
Keep in mind that he is running for President also.
Jim Shankland wrote:
> Also, this jumped out at me:
>
> "The problem with the recent attack is that the originating IP addresses were
> evenly distributed within the IPV4 universe," McAfee says. "This is virtually
> impossible using spoofing."
>
> Am I missing something, or is an even distributio
If the system of interest consists of a non-trivial number of carrier
edge devices, then a non-random distribution of source addresses is
certain. (para 1, tech).
The armed organization referred to as "Isis" is described[1,2] in some
detail, in the first as having sophisticated digital marketi
you all do realize you are debating a popular press article who's
single 'source' is a loon, right?
On Sat, Dec 12, 2015 at 5:45 PM, Mark Andrews wrote:
>
> In message <20151212174220.ga4...@gsp.org>, Rich Kulawiec writes:
>> On Sat, Dec 12, 2015 at 09:23:47AM -0800, Jim Shankland wrote:
>> > Als
In message <20151212174220.ga4...@gsp.org>, Rich Kulawiec writes:
> On Sat, Dec 12, 2015 at 09:23:47AM -0800, Jim Shankland wrote:
> > Also, this jumped out at me:
> >
> > "The problem with the recent attack is that the originating IP
> > addresses were evenly distributed within the IPV4 universe
On Sat, Dec 12, 2015 at 09:23:47AM -0800, Jim Shankland wrote:
> Also, this jumped out at me:
>
> "The problem with the recent attack is that the originating IP
> addresses were evenly distributed within the IPV4 universe," McAfee
> says. "This is virtually impossible using spoofing."
>
> Am I mi
On 13 Dec 2015, at 0:23, Jim Shankland wrote:
Am I missing something, or is an even distribution of originating IP
addresses virtually impossible *without* using spoofing?
If his remarks were reported correctly, they are incorrect.
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Roland Dobbins
Also, this jumped out at me:
"The problem with the recent attack is that the originating IP addresses
were evenly distributed within the IPV4 universe," McAfee says. "This is
virtually impossible using spoofing."
Am I missing something, or is an even distribution of originating IP
addresses
> On Dec 12, 2015, at 1:18 AM, Jay Ashworth wrote:
>
> Is McAfee just talking to dry his teeth here? This isn't actually practical,
> is it? Carriers would notice, right?
Whether carriers might notice (or even care, because hey we can bill for data!)
is debatable. But...
>
> http://www.ibt
saw a lot of bad traffic from china mobile more recently, hard to solve since
abuse reports ignored.
colin
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> On 12 Dec 2015, at 06:18, Jay Ashworth wrote:
>
> Is McAfee just talking to dry his teeth here? This isn't actually practical,
> is it? Carriers would notice, r
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