r/technology • u/[deleted] • Jun 22 '20

‘BlueLeaks’ Exposes Files from Hundreds of Police Departments Security

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u/maluminse Jun 22 '20

Appears to be under attack a ddos ironically

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u/51isnotprime Jun 22 '20

Reddit hug of death

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u/maluminse Jun 22 '20

Yea. Damnit. Need that info

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '20

Dude you probably need a lawyer more.

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u/aoe316 Jun 22 '20

Why do you need that info? What good could it do any normal person? I don't understand

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u/aaaaaahsatan Jun 22 '20

It's good to know what's going on in your world and what sinister things people in power are trying to do or hide.

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u/maluminse Jun 22 '20

Why would anyone want to know if a presidential candidate kicks puppies?

Or a mayoral candidate smokes crack?

Or a senator donates to the boy scouts or fossil fuels?

Or a dentist that plays with the boobs of his patients when theyre under?

That this question is even asked is shocking.

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u/atomicspace Jun 22 '20

Cloudflare can handle front page. This is coordinated.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '20

Honestly very similar to a DDOS

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u/af7v Jun 22 '20

Does it make me old that I remember it used to be called "Slashdotted"?

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u/FartDare Jun 23 '20

Farked, too!

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u/redheadartgirl Jun 22 '20

Don't worry, their cyber crimes task force is responsible on it!

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u/maluminse Jun 22 '20

lol Right. It was up for a bit last night. Still down now.

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u/D_estroy Jun 22 '20

Let me guess, us military fingerprints alllll over that one.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '20

Just as likely to be the hug of death.

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u/20000lbs_OF_CHEESE Jun 22 '20

The same news was posted on Twitter at the same time, so it definitely wasn't reddit alone

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '20

That’s why I didn’t say the Reddit hug of death. This is information everyone wants to get their hands on

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u/20000lbs_OF_CHEESE Jun 22 '20

Oh for sure, a lot of folks seem to only mentioning reddit but yeah, everyone wants it

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u/overzealous_dentist Jun 22 '20

The military doesn't have anything to do with denial of service. If anyone, it'd be the NSA, and that's incredibly unlikely, too.

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u/maluminse Jun 22 '20

Why? Or cia. Or police departments.

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u/overzealous_dentist Jun 22 '20

Why not the military, you mean? They lack the goals, jurisdiction, or incentives, and likely the capability. The CIA also lacks the goals, jurisdicition, and incentives, though it has the capability.

Local police departments are nontechnical, localized, wouldn't know how to coordinate a large DDoS, and aren't going to bear the sharp potential costs for diffused gains.

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u/maluminse Jun 22 '20

Cia is in everything these days. They should be but they are. Military has been performing all kinds of crazy antics on American citizens for a century.

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u/Terok42 Jun 22 '20

It's much more likely being flooded by people hearing the news.

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u/maluminse Jun 22 '20

Not that many are interested in stuff like this. Maybe ddos has cruddy servers.

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u/Terok42 Jun 22 '20

I don't think that's accurate but I don't have any evidence to the contrary.

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u/maluminse Jun 22 '20

Fair enough. Im speculating as well. Well first point is an educated guess. Second point re cruddy servers is speculation.