GoDaddy, the world’s largest domain registrar and one of the biggest web hosts, is experiencing major downtime.

 

The main GoDaddy.com domain is unreachable and websites hosted by GoDaddy are also down. The more problematic part is that any domain registered with GoDaddy that uses its nameservers and DNS records are also down. That means that even if you host your site elsewhere, using GoDaddy for DNS means it is inaccessible.

 

More at Mashable http://mashable.com/2012/09/10/godaddy-down/

Oh. Dear.

Was just reading that, mashable kindly offering a video of how to move away from them. I guess some kid is very proud of themselves at the moment.

Regardless of what you think or feel towards a business this kind of action is pretty low, dare I say cowardice.

 

Would this person/these people fire bomb the head office or data centre? I doubt it, but their actions, no matter how short lived, have a similar level of impact.

Bringing down a DNS server isn't really comparable with firebombing an office... :/

 

 

Was just reading that, mashable kindly offering a video of how to move away from them. I guess some kid is very proud of themselves at the moment.

 

Yup and they're boasting about it on everyone's favourite 'look at me' platform, Twitter.

 

Can't say I can support this kind of Internet winky waggling, however, GoDaddy pretty much deserve what ever gets thrown at them

Bringing down a DNS server isn't really comparable with firebombing an office... :/

 

If it takes down the business, it takes down the business.

 

It's digital vandalism, if we ease off the fire bombing which is a bit OTT, would the same people vandalise the physical property just as easily as they damage the digital property?

Yikes. They say no personal info was compromised but I do have one old domain that's registered with them. Scary.

wasn't even a hack, just DDOS as usual http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2012/09/10/every-godaddy-registered-site-temporarily-offline/

 

"I'm taking godaddy down bacause well i'd like to test how the cyber security is safe and for more reasons that i can not talk now."

Shouldnt affect business that is UK based..why? Because UK businesses should not be using an American company (with US located servers).

 

 

But I bet loads of DIYers use them, because they dont know any better.

Anyone know who this anonymous member is?

Shouldnt affect business that is UK based..why? Because UK businesses should not be using an American company (with US located servers).

 

 

But I bet loads of DIYers use them, because they dont know any better.

 

Guilty. Not GoDaddy though. Dreamhost got me while I was young. $9 for a whole year. As many websites as I wanted. I still get hot thinking about it now.

^ lol. You get points for honesty though

 

Can't say I can support this kind of Internet winky waggling, however, GoDaddy pretty much deserve what ever gets thrown at them

 

??? can someone point in that direction that will help me understand this quote?

??? can someone point in that direction that will help me understand this quote?

 

You can start here: http://mashable.com/2011/04/01/bob-parsons-elephant-story/

What I have learnt about "Anonymous" is that usually what they do is to send a message. I may not approve of taking down GoDaddy, but instead of throwing around terms like "digital-vandalism" how about taking a step back and asking yourself why. Why would someone go to the trouble of doing it? Was it a personal vendetta? Someone trying to test out their "skills"? Lets be honest though, taking down a DNS server at GoDaddy isn't exactly high on the street cred list. This was no doubt someone having abit of fun, claiming they are an Anonymous hacker. The real Anonymous hackers do more than just take down one of these sites, the gather data, they exploit that data and use it for whatever they may need it for. It could just be a statement as news on Anonymous has been a little lower than what you might expect.

but instead of throwing around terms like "digital-vandalism" how about taking a step back and asking yourself why.

 

Why does it need to be questioned? there is no excuse, why look for one? If someone put keys down the side of your car or broke the windows on your house, would you look for an excuse?

I am not saying it should be questioned, simply stating that if you look into the history of Anonymous then what they do is hack or take down sites/targets that have a meaning, or have some sort of motivation towards. With the case of GoDaddy all I am simply stating is that the message is unclear, why would this be done?

 

I am not looking for an excuse, I am being logical. This could well be some idiot with the latest version of Backtrack just installed and wants to annoy some people. But for someone to target a company like GoDaddy, you have to ask the question why. Are GoDaddy hosting a particular website that Anonymous don't agree with? Are GoDaddy doing a topshop and evading tax?

 

At the end of the day a hacker attacked a website, and lets face it didn't really do alot. So this to me points out that this was just some kid who thought they would test what they have learnt.

 

An excuse ist what I am looking for, I work for a company very similar to GoDaddy and it is my job to stop these "hackers".

Anyone know who this anonymous member is?

It isn't an individual.

 

What I have learnt about "Anonymous" is that usually what they do is to send a message. I may not approve of taking down GoDaddy, but instead of throwing around terms like "digital-vandalism" how about taking a step back and asking yourself why. Why would someone go to the trouble of doing it? Was it a personal vendetta? Someone trying to test out their "skills"? Lets be honest though, taking down a DNS server at GoDaddy isn't exactly high on the street cred list. This was no doubt someone having abit of fun, claiming they are an Anonymous hacker. The real Anonymous hackers do more than just take down one of these sites, the gather data, they exploit that data and use it for whatever they may need it for. It could just be a statement as news on Anonymous has been a little lower than what you might expect.

I remember the Lulz Sec days. They did things right

Edited September 12, 201213 yr by Samus

The Lulz Sec days aren't over they are on temporary hold. Pretty soon I am sure you will quite a spike in activity.

It isn't an individual.

I might be wrong, but I think that might have been a purposeful play on words.

 

The Lulz Sec days aren't over they are on temporary hold. Pretty soon I am sure you will quite a spike in activity.

Something in your eyes tells me you know more than you're letting on. I'm on to you.

I always know more than what i let on but needless to say it is my job to defend against these people so knowing how they do it and why they do it is important

The Lulz Sec days aren't over they are on temporary hold. Pretty soon I am sure you will quite a spike in activity.

I think they are.

 

Wasn't it their 'spokesperson' Sabu or whatever his name is that was forced to snitch as part of his plea terms?

 

I might be wrong, but I think that might have been a purposeful play on words.

You're right, didn't read thread properly.

Edited September 12, 201213 yr by Samus

Yes but people always step up to an empty plate when its time for seconds. People are starting to see how easy it is to be a "cool hacker" but unfortunately none of them ever use enough security to not get caught.

How many people on this forum use GoDaddy services and what is it about their services that draws people in? It is a huge talking point on hosting forums and most of the time very negative points against their services.

http://www.godaddy.com/newscenter/release-view.aspx?news_item_id=410&isc=smtwlp&iphoneview=1

 

They claim it wasn't a hack/ddos or anything malicious.

 

But they guy claiming to have hacked them says he has stolen their source code & full database data.

 

The member claiming the hack was also backed up by the group 'anonymus' however just like lulsec (lol suck?), it's. Ore about script kiddies waving their inter winkies all over the place until they discover girls and beer.

 

They currently claim to have stolen database dumps etc however I'll be surprised if it wasn't just a DDOS attack.

You can start here: http://mashable.com/...elephant-story/

 

but holy ****, killing an elephant.... dont know what to say to that, who does that. i mean except ivory hunters, or people hired to control numbers...man clearly did that for fun, its just a bit LEAVE IT

 

but i mean what are these negative business practice???

but holy ****, killing an elephant.... dont know what to say to that, who does that. i mean except ivory hunters, or people hired to control numbers...man clearly did that for fun, its just a bit LEAVE IT

 

but i mean what are these negative business practice???

 

I believe the negative business practices that people mention (from what is listed on forums) is a few things:

1. They have been accused of spamming email lists
   
2. Fake reviews when so many negative ones were posted on review sites to try and make them seem better
   
3. A lot of people do not like their advertising; i.e. just put a half naked girl in and that is it
   
4. How the CEO acts around sensitive issues such as shooting animals and filming it to show everyone (there was huge protests and a lot of social media protests over this)
   

There is a few for you from what we know off. If you search around for them on sites like WebHostingTalk etc you will see they are in no ones good books.

I have never understood why people in the UK (and targeting UK sales) would use an american hosting service.

Edited September 18, 201213 yr by jamesosix

I have never understood why people in the UK (and targeting UK sales) would use an american hosting service.

 

Simple answer is because it cam be a lot cheaper and many do not understand the differences.

yeah true.

If it was an Anon op and they'd actually accessed any data there'd be dox by now.

Ive used Godaddy for clients, they make life hard for developers, everything you want is off by default and cost extra to get switched on, like a Mysql database for example

 

Anyone who kills for sport, deserves a bullet themselves, so,, stuff his business, the guys got bad karma, his time will come! And, anyway, I thought Elephants were a protected animal? what an asshole!

The impression that I got from this post is one that has been defended time and time again by members of Anonymous and their actions - That they aren't a force to be messed with.

They take down massive sites, for no real motivation other than the lulz, and do it in the name of free speech. They don't abuse the personal information of these major businesses websites, but they gain access to any information that they want without a hitch.

I personally see nothing wrong with these white knights, who attack child pornography rings and bring some types of vigilante justice to this unsettling internet environment that we call home. As long as they aren't harming anyone other than giving them a little scare, they can expect me to at least be keeping an ear out about their activities, and see if they are capable of anything even larger.

Bored ADHD script kiddies, nothing to see here...

I know its bad news for gobadly , but I feel sorry for the innocents in this. How about the one-man band businesses that have built their own sites and rely on them for income? The little guys who don't know any better about web hosting etc. Surely groups like Anon are all about protecting folk like these?

I kinda like alot of the Anonymous stuff I've seen on Youtube, but whilst I can see the point in hactivism on some of our worlds major exploiters and especially the right wing and biased press, I fail to understand how GoDaddy is really 'that important' of a target. Apart from that, the Anonymous movement seems pretty cool to me! I wonder if it will all end like V for Vendetta! Big up Guy Fawkes!

Would it be that weird if I say GoDaddy deserves it? Not a hater but still.

I guess they had this one already coming. They still have to do something about this though.