Must was on TV just now claiming that the attack originated from IP addresses in Ukraine. This is not how modern DDoS attacks work and makes absolutely no sense.
Out of curiosity, what is the modern state of DDoS? My current understanding is that you get massive botnets largely built up of vulnerable IoT devices.
That's still a good chunk of traffic, but there's also compromised firewalls, VPNs, and random servers. The device types themselves change as new exploits are discovered. Because Twitter still uses their own data centers they could be subject to various amplification attacks as well. But if what he says is true and it's all coming from one country then that is trivial to block at ingress.
Kudlow: "Elon was very clear. I asked him about that. I asked him if it was a foreign source. He was very clear. He said Ukraine. He said Ukraine without any question."
Are there no Twitter employees willing to come out of the woodwork and put an end to this bullshit? It must have been all-hands-on-deck today, so there must be a large number who know the true story.
A clear sign Musk should declare a ceasefire, stop posting about Ukraine and enter negotiations on how much of Twitter he is going to transfer into Ukrainian ownership.
They've shut down redundant data centers, fired countless engineers. They've slimmed down into a more efficient, cheaper service that can't handle curve balls, but at least the website is overrun with neo-fascist morons.
