more on the DOS attacks
From Peeve Farm comes an English translation of the Arabic website that praises the attacks.
The funny thing is, I did a phone interview today with Newsday's tech reporter about the whole situation and we talked more about the affect of the DOS attacks from a blogging point of view, rather than a "terrorist attack" point of view.
Yet now that I see the URL to this site on that page - a page that says No god except Allah is Mohammad the God's Messenger - I suddenly have a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach.
As I said to Ironbear, who sent me the email that made me aware of this page, part of me wants to bait these people, to go on a blogging rampage posting about things that would infuriate them.
And part of me wants to run.
I'm not overstating this and saying, yeah, it's a terrorist attack! No, I'm just feeling creepy that I've been pointed out by such disgusting, vile people.
Comments
I got the CC via Misha. Check your "afireinside" box: I sent a email to you there.
Don't blame you. Startled me a bit seeing "asmallvictory" in their list of targets.
That's.... pretty bizarre.
Posted by: Ironbear | October 23, 2003 10:57 PM
Gee, that gave me the creeps. Better start loading up some mags for my HK USC.
Posted by: alfredo stroessner | October 23, 2003 10:58 PM
That's their game - to try to instill fear. Maybe we need to all insult them at the same time...
Posted by: MikeR | October 23, 2003 11:05 PM
Your site may be the Muslim a brother he next !! Then these aim each Muslim .
Ummm....what?
Posted by: Belize042 | October 23, 2003 11:16 PM
It would be nice to learn Arabic - but it is a lot harder than learning German, and I still don't know that very well.
One of my posts criticizing a neo-nazi publication was copied verbatim and featured on their site. Nothing ever came of it.
I'd be happy to join a synchronized insult attack.
Posted by: mary | October 23, 2003 11:20 PM
That is from the translation, pointing out Michele's site as one that "spoke about the scanda.", NOT necessarily identifying her as a target. Let's not get all excited here, folks.
Posted by: Sekimori | October 23, 2003 11:26 PM
Come one folks, this is not the scary Al-Queda at work. Whoever was behind this is nothing more than a self-important, bed wetting dweeb with FAR more in common with the teenaged dweeb that got nailed for modifying the Blaster worm a couple months ago than a terrorist.
They don't deserve the attention they are already getting over this. It was a lame and pathetic attempt at getting attention and they should be squashed like the bugs that they are, nothing more.
Posted by: Sherard | October 24, 2003 07:19 AM
That's pretty bizarre.
Posted by: Rita | October 24, 2003 07:47 AM
I would like to speak in defense of the bed-wetting dweebs of the world.
Seriously, though, I have to throw in behind Sekimori and Sherard on this one. Although being listed as a site that discussed the topic makes you a target of opportunity for other script kiddies with little else to do and not enough imagination to find a way to promote meaningful change, I don't think this warrants much more than a good review of firewall policies and a follow-up email to the FCC. Of course, that's easy for me to say, since my name isn't associated with my account and I am hosted by a freebie server, but please take the comment in the spirit in which it is offered, just an attempt to comfort the distressed.
Posted by: Mr. E. Poet | October 24, 2003 08:10 AM
Keep good backups and there is nothing they can take from you.
Posted by: Mrs. du Toit | October 24, 2003 10:04 AM
You’ve probably already seen this, but Winds of Change has some helpful info about avoiding and blocking DOS attacks
Posted by: mary | October 24, 2003 10:07 AM