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How Cloudflare blocked a monumental 7.3 Tbps DDoS attack

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265 points methuselah_in | 4 comments | 20 Jun 25 18:34 UTC | HN request time: 0.638s | source
1. wrs ◴[24 Jun 25 15:43 UTC] No.44367440[source]▶
What was the goal of an attack lasting only 45 seconds?
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2. dylan604 ◴[24 Jun 25 15:53 UTC] No.44367545[source]▶
Maybe someone was interested in buying the services, and the creator need to prove the capabilities. I'm sure there's other reasons too.
3. dc396 ◴[24 Jun 25 15:55 UTC] No.44367574[source]▶
A few options:

- testing in preparation for a future attack

- proof of capability ("Nice network you have there. It'd be a shame if something happened to it")

- misfire ('What happens when I push this button that says "don't push"?')

4. mxuribe ◴[24 Jun 25 21:22 UTC] No.44371208[source]▶
I was thinking reconn...but the other reasons cited by others here seem totally viable too.