The government’s internet filter policy caused a huge groundswell of anger and frustration among the tech savvy members of the online community. It even drove some people to attempt a DoS attack on government websites. Which is all fun and games until somebody gets busted, like Melbourne teenager Steve Slayo.
According to the SMH, Slayo was responsible for inciting some of the Denial of Service attacks on Government websites earlier this year. He has pleaded guilty to four charges related to the attacks, and will be sentenced next month. Hopefully he’ll get little more than a slap on the wrist, but he’ll always have the charges on his record.
While the frustration over filtering is very understandable, a DoS attack on government websites was never going to be an effective way to protest. Given that the filter policy isn’t dead yet, it’s probably worth keeping in mind the repercussions if you do decide to try and bring down a government website…
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Anonymous
Thursday, November 25, 2010 at 6:56 PMGood luck government. I’m behind 7 proxies.
Michael Visser
Friday, November 26, 2010 at 1:00 AMAnonymous, you’re playing a real life version of Uplink. :P
Theo Batchelor
Friday, November 26, 2010 at 4:13 AMDoS’ing behind a proxy is like trying to do a drive by with the window up. In a bullet proof car.
matt
Friday, November 26, 2010 at 11:34 AMlol! so true.
Bill Dennis
Friday, November 26, 2010 at 1:26 PM7? Amateur. I’m behind OVER 9000 PROXIES.
popcultured
Sunday, January 9, 2011 at 4:00 PMWouldn’t it be better to just go to a web cafe under a false name (and disguise)? They can track your IP to a place you’ll never go again.
Kif
Friday, November 26, 2010 at 3:09 AMI don’t believe this crap for a second. Media/government propoganda. Any paper you find this story in is virtually identicle in wording, and there’s no mention of it outside select crappy newspapers. SMH? The worst.
Example: SMH reports that 1757 people from a loser society voted The Prodigy’s “Smack My Bitch Up” as the most controversial song of all time. It was made in 1997, and this is news? I applaud you, SMH, you news worthy… err… whatever.. fuck you, retards. Fuck you too, Giz. Get your shit together and stop pandering to morons. My bet is Slayo got a nice pension to pose for this shit.
Nathan Young
Friday, November 26, 2010 at 8:49 AMSomeone is a bit cranky, aren’t they? :P
Stephen Earp
Friday, November 26, 2010 at 1:00 PMaaaannndddd … Flame thrower.. is…. OFF!
Simmon
Friday, November 26, 2010 at 9:44 AMDon’t worry folks. I hear Nick Xenophon has an interest in this and is working to get Steve off the hook.
Jack
Saturday, November 27, 2010 at 10:50 AMI home this guy gets the book thrown at him. They need to make a lesson of him to others that are thinking about conducting these illegal activities. Some people have absolutely no respect for other people or oganisation’s property. This includes online assets. I don’t support the Internet filter but there are more legal and productive ways to express this view than the criminal acts undertake by this teenager.