▲ 235 ▼ I don't think a person who built a shadowban malware list and slipped in a DDoS attack in his farewell message should be a mod on this community. (lemmy.world) submitted 1 day ago by Grimy@lemmy.world to c/unpopularopinion@lemmy.world 36 comments fedilink hide all child comments Just my opinion but it might not be that unpopular, who knows?
[–] HuntressHimbo@lemmy.zip 52 points 1 day ago (3 children) Wait there was a DDOS too? permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] BluescreenOfDeath@lemmy.world 91 points 1 day ago (3 children) The developer posted a farewell rant on their website, and included JavaScript to send like 1k requests to an instance he had blocked in the secret ban list. If you've ever seen a childish internet troll rant at being caught, then you're already familiar with the post. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Blibly@lemmy.world 42 points 1 day ago Every internet dorkass just has to make their own snowflake manifesto lol permalink fedilink source parent [–] 0ops@piefed.zip 26 points 1 day ago 2000 requests per page load permalink fedilink source parent [–] forkDestroyer@infosec.pub 5 points 1 day ago (1 child) Isn't that action both illegal and traceable? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Trampampoline@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 day ago (1 child) illegal? Yes. Traceable? No. His code was broken and it didn't actually work to ddos anything. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] forkDestroyer@infosec.pub 21 points 1 day ago For some reason that makes it funnier. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 56 points 1 day ago (2 children) Oh yeah, he slipped code into his site to have visitors query db0 a few hundred times. Real piece of shit behavior. And illegal. Why them specifically? Fuck if I know. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] HuntressHimbo@lemmy.zip 53 points 1 day ago (1 child) Ah, I think from what I know of the rest of the incident it would be because db0 admins found and publicized the blacklist permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 39 points 1 day ago* (1 child) What a ridiculous response. And objectively displays their emotional stake in keeping their filter secret, despite repeatedly saying that it was never a secret. They’ll definitely return for “revenge” at least thrice more, and they’re absolutely sitting in a ball of stress for at least a week as a result of being found out and ostracized. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 7 points 1 day ago (1 child) and they’re absolutely sitting in a ball of stress for at least a week as a result of being found out and ostracized. It brings me great joy to think about the tesseract guy's emotional state right now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 day ago Oh, they’re utterly pissed off and frantically bouncing between moral equivalencies all day today. No question. I was at least on the fence until the DDOS. That prick is torturously stewing in a spicy solipsistic soup and he deserves every second of it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Malyca@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 day ago I think one of theirs ratted him out permalink fedilink source parent [–] harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 day ago Yep. The dev claimed that they were being targeted by an organized campaign led by dbzero. So he put a script on the website to use the vistor's browser to attack dbzero. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BluescreenOfDeath@lemmy.world 91 points 1 day ago (3 children) The developer posted a farewell rant on their website, and included JavaScript to send like 1k requests to an instance he had blocked in the secret ban list. If you've ever seen a childish internet troll rant at being caught, then you're already familiar with the post. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Blibly@lemmy.world 42 points 1 day ago Every internet dorkass just has to make their own snowflake manifesto lol permalink fedilink source parent [–] 0ops@piefed.zip 26 points 1 day ago 2000 requests per page load permalink fedilink source parent [–] forkDestroyer@infosec.pub 5 points 1 day ago (1 child) Isn't that action both illegal and traceable? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Trampampoline@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 day ago (1 child) illegal? Yes. Traceable? No. His code was broken and it didn't actually work to ddos anything. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] forkDestroyer@infosec.pub 21 points 1 day ago For some reason that makes it funnier. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Blibly@lemmy.world 42 points 1 day ago Every internet dorkass just has to make their own snowflake manifesto lol permalink fedilink source parent
[–] forkDestroyer@infosec.pub 5 points 1 day ago (1 child) Isn't that action both illegal and traceable? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Trampampoline@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 day ago (1 child) illegal? Yes. Traceable? No. His code was broken and it didn't actually work to ddos anything. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] forkDestroyer@infosec.pub 21 points 1 day ago For some reason that makes it funnier. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Trampampoline@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 day ago (1 child) illegal? Yes. Traceable? No. His code was broken and it didn't actually work to ddos anything. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] forkDestroyer@infosec.pub 21 points 1 day ago For some reason that makes it funnier. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] forkDestroyer@infosec.pub 21 points 1 day ago For some reason that makes it funnier. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 56 points 1 day ago (2 children) Oh yeah, he slipped code into his site to have visitors query db0 a few hundred times. Real piece of shit behavior. And illegal. Why them specifically? Fuck if I know. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] HuntressHimbo@lemmy.zip 53 points 1 day ago (1 child) Ah, I think from what I know of the rest of the incident it would be because db0 admins found and publicized the blacklist permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 39 points 1 day ago* (1 child) What a ridiculous response. And objectively displays their emotional stake in keeping their filter secret, despite repeatedly saying that it was never a secret. They’ll definitely return for “revenge” at least thrice more, and they’re absolutely sitting in a ball of stress for at least a week as a result of being found out and ostracized. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 7 points 1 day ago (1 child) and they’re absolutely sitting in a ball of stress for at least a week as a result of being found out and ostracized. It brings me great joy to think about the tesseract guy's emotional state right now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 day ago Oh, they’re utterly pissed off and frantically bouncing between moral equivalencies all day today. No question. I was at least on the fence until the DDOS. That prick is torturously stewing in a spicy solipsistic soup and he deserves every second of it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Malyca@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 day ago I think one of theirs ratted him out permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HuntressHimbo@lemmy.zip 53 points 1 day ago (1 child) Ah, I think from what I know of the rest of the incident it would be because db0 admins found and publicized the blacklist permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 39 points 1 day ago* (1 child) What a ridiculous response. And objectively displays their emotional stake in keeping their filter secret, despite repeatedly saying that it was never a secret. They’ll definitely return for “revenge” at least thrice more, and they’re absolutely sitting in a ball of stress for at least a week as a result of being found out and ostracized. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 7 points 1 day ago (1 child) and they’re absolutely sitting in a ball of stress for at least a week as a result of being found out and ostracized. It brings me great joy to think about the tesseract guy's emotional state right now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 day ago Oh, they’re utterly pissed off and frantically bouncing between moral equivalencies all day today. No question. I was at least on the fence until the DDOS. That prick is torturously stewing in a spicy solipsistic soup and he deserves every second of it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 39 points 1 day ago* (1 child) What a ridiculous response. And objectively displays their emotional stake in keeping their filter secret, despite repeatedly saying that it was never a secret. They’ll definitely return for “revenge” at least thrice more, and they’re absolutely sitting in a ball of stress for at least a week as a result of being found out and ostracized. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 7 points 1 day ago (1 child) and they’re absolutely sitting in a ball of stress for at least a week as a result of being found out and ostracized. It brings me great joy to think about the tesseract guy's emotional state right now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 day ago Oh, they’re utterly pissed off and frantically bouncing between moral equivalencies all day today. No question. I was at least on the fence until the DDOS. That prick is torturously stewing in a spicy solipsistic soup and he deserves every second of it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 7 points 1 day ago (1 child) and they’re absolutely sitting in a ball of stress for at least a week as a result of being found out and ostracized. It brings me great joy to think about the tesseract guy's emotional state right now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 day ago Oh, they’re utterly pissed off and frantically bouncing between moral equivalencies all day today. No question. I was at least on the fence until the DDOS. That prick is torturously stewing in a spicy solipsistic soup and he deserves every second of it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 day ago Oh, they’re utterly pissed off and frantically bouncing between moral equivalencies all day today. No question. I was at least on the fence until the DDOS. That prick is torturously stewing in a spicy solipsistic soup and he deserves every second of it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Malyca@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 day ago I think one of theirs ratted him out permalink fedilink source parent
[–] harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 day ago Yep. The dev claimed that they were being targeted by an organized campaign led by dbzero. So he put a script on the website to use the vistor's browser to attack dbzero. permalink fedilink source parent