Spamhaus DDOS Suspect Arrested

That&#x27;s nice but what do start-ups and other less famous organizations do?<p>Any competitor can buy a 30+ gbps attack for a few dollars.<p><a href="http://hackforums.net/forumdisplay.php?fid=232" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;hackforums.net&#x2F;forumdisplay.php?fid=232</a><p>And it costs $2000&#x2F;month just for 20 gbps of protection.<p><a href="https://www.staminus.net/ddos-protection" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.staminus.net&#x2F;ddos-protection</a> <a href="https://ordering.blacklotus.net/cart.php?pid=10" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;ordering.blacklotus.net&#x2F;cart.php?pid=10</a><p>DDoS attacks are going to get larger and more frequent.

Blink:<p>&quot;Spanish police said that upon his arrest, the suspect identified himself as a diplomat, saying he was the Minister of Telecommunications and Foreign Affairs for the Republic of Cyberbunker.&quot;<p>I think from monday, at work, I will identify myself as a diplomat, the &quot;Minister of Telecommunications and Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Local Domain&quot;. Sounds nice.

[April 29, 2013]<p>Previous submissions about this around that time:<p><a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5614179" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=5614179</a><p><a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5613891" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=5613891</a>

Why is there an article from 4 months ago on the frontpage?

Spamhaus does not only build the Autobahn, but also enforces American definitions and trade policy whenever disputes arise.

In case you&#x27;re unaware of what Spamhaus is, its severity as a DDOS, and the ongoing investigation into its operations, read here:<p><a href="http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/03/spamhaus-ddos-grows-to-internet-threatening-size/" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;arstechnica.com&#x2F;security&#x2F;2013&#x2F;03&#x2F;spamhaus-ddos-grows-...</a>

If being attacked with a DDoS why not set the source of the attacks as the address to resolve your IP address to?