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You’re completely wrong.

All large sites regularly get attacked.

The average skiddie’s motivations are that they’re bored. So they DoS a site they use regularly just to see.

Heck they generally don’t even mean to cause damage per-se, and just think it’s a funny use of their evening.

You have to stop thinking DoS attacks are always particularly personal. They really often just aren’t, and it’s a monumental pain in the ass to be on the receiving end.




I run boring sites like government websites which say what kinds of recycling go in which color trash cans.

Well used, but never attacked.


Well, lucky you. Or unlucky me and everyone I know running a large website. Guess we’ll never know.




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