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Subject: Re: HA-Ha ! Microsoft Craps AGAIN - Many Services Offline
From: Lawrence D'Oliv
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Subject: Re: HA-Ha ! Microsoft Craps AGAIN - Many Services Offline
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On 7/31/24 9:34 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> It started with a DDoS, but apparently Microsoft’s attempt to defend
> against that only made things worse.
>
> <https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/cyber-attack-takes-some-microsoft-services-offline/5OSVILC5ZRG6PE34CVOJSKD7T4/>

Yep - and very interesting. Apparently the attackers knew
exactly how its DDOS defense worked - and used that to their
advantage.

The bad guys are ALWAYS ahead of the curve. Everything
else is just, belated, reaction.

Subject: Re: HA-Ha ! Microsoft Craps AGAIN - Many Services Offline
From: Chris Ahlstrom
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186282@ud0s4.net wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:

> On 7/31/24 9:34 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>> It started with a DDoS, but apparently Microsoft’s attempt to defend
>> against that only made things worse.
>>
>> <https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/cyber-attack-takes-some-microsoft-services-offline/5OSVILC5ZRG6PE34CVOJSKD7T4/>
>
> Yep - and very interesting. Apparently the attackers knew
> exactly how its DDOS defense worked - and used that to their
> advantage.
>
> The bad guys are ALWAYS ahead of the curve. Everything
> else is just, belated, reaction.

I remember hearing a speaker on SomaFM's DEFCON channel say something to this
effect about computer security: What's the difference between an attack and a
defense? You can know that an attack works.

--
Your aims are high, and you are capable of much.

Subject	Author
Re: HA-Ha ! Microsoft Craps AGAIN - Many Services Offline	Lawrence D'Oliveiro
Re: HA-Ha ! Microsoft Craps AGAIN - Many Services Offline	186282@ud0s4.net
Re: HA-Ha ! Microsoft Craps AGAIN - Many Services Offline	Chris Ahlstrom