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I recently found 2 IP addresses in my router log. They were clearly there without permission. My response was the usual, "you wanna bet, sunshine?" After some quick research I found that the IPs were both blacklisted spam IPs and there were a few references to some "Chinese script kiddies" on both IPs What would the moral and ethical ramifications be to reversing the tables on these perps. In the UK, launching/participating in a DDoS attack is punishable by up to 10 years in prison. Now, I don't have a botnet or anything, but I do have a formidable network infrastructure, and glass fiber speeds that would likely surpass any Chinese based botnet. How far would that leeway (if any) go? I mean DDoS attacks don't physically damage hardware by nature. I guess in summary, when you look at chess, move, counter move, et cetera. In war, move, retaliation. Would one be content at just running round the proverbial castle patching holes? When can one ethically retaliate in the interest of ones security to ensure the threat is nullified? Just a thought.
Last Edit: Aug 8, 2011 15:24:52 GMT by Deleted
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Essentially the question is: Is it right to counter a DoS attack with another?
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Essentially the question is: Is it right to counter a DoS attack with another? Yes, along with a power surge that'll fry the original host computer.
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I say go for it. 'Cause life ain't nothin but bitches and money...wait, that doesn't apply to this situation.
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I don't wanna suggest anything that'd get you in trouble, but it would be hilarious for them to get DOSed... 
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Oh no, it's purely hypothetical. My firewall is configured to prevent outgoing DoS attacks (default). It would be ironic though. It seems that ISPs generally don't do much on their side to prevent such.
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Oh, in terms of hypothetical... it'd be awesome. And quite the appropriate vengeance.
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I say go for it. 'Cause life ain't nothin but bitches and money...wait, that doesn't apply to this situation.
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Signature coming~
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Yes, yes it is. For a possible take of the ethics regarding cyber attacks you can read the article "The Ethics of Cyber Conflict" where the author proposes using the 'international law of armed conflict'. Of course, this represents only one possible point of view, and I disagree in a couple of points, but nonetheless it "sounds" partially complete.
~Hechizero
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