Re: [PLUG] emerg web server repair

[Laird Hariu <lhariu@verizon.net>]

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On Aug 9, 2012, at 4:31 PM, "Eric at Lucii.org" <eric@lucii.org> wrote:

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> Working to recover a customer's hacked Joomla site.
> Apparently, when the hack is removed it's possible that the hackers
> will respond with a DDOS attack.
> 
> See:  http://muninn.net/blog/2012/06/a-tale-of-east-asian-history-british-loan-sharks-and-a-russian-hacker.html
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> That's the same hack.
> 
> Is there a "sink" somewhere where the domain can be pointed that
> will simply absorb or ignore the DDOS attack?  Perhaps if there is
> a DDOS attack we could just de-register the domain until the DDOS
> stops?   Other ideas?
> 
> We don't know if it's coming but think we should prepare for it.
> 
> TIA
> Eric
> 
> PS: the WSO tool is amazing.  I'd think about using it as a
> legitimate tool if I could be sure it wasn't phoning home :-)
> - -- 
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