University couldn't figure out why network was slow... turns out it was being attacked by its own vending machines 😬 networkworld.com/article/316…

Feb 12, 2017 · 8:57 PM UTC

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"Today's phish it trout a la creme"
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hmm.. a DDoS purchased by the US beef counsel, perhaps?
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they were just doing it for the halibut
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well, you can't tuna fileysystem, so the firewall might work
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The internet is going the same way as roads have already done.. we'll eventually regret allowing so much traffic on it.
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@mort___ I'm left wondering what seafood-related DNS queries look like. google.cod? iwantprawns.co.uk?
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First they came for the vending machines and I said nothing...
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those seafood-related DNS requests always get you...