Pro@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoCodeberg: army of AI crawlers are extremely slowing us; AI crawlers learned how to solve the Anubis challenges.i.imgur.comexternal-linkmessage-square225fedilinkarrow-up11.16Karrow-down111file-text
arrow-up11.15Karrow-down1external-linkCodeberg: army of AI crawlers are extremely slowing us; AI crawlers learned how to solve the Anubis challenges.i.imgur.comPro@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square225fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareDa Oeuf@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up43·2 months agoCrazy. DDoS attacks are illegal here in the UK.
minus-squareBlameTheAntifa@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoThe problem is that hundreds of bad actors doing the same thing independently of one another means it does not qualify as a DDoS attack. Maybe it’s time we start legally restricting bots and crawlers, though.
Crazy. DDoS attacks are illegal here in the UK.
So, sue the attackers?
The problem is that hundreds of bad actors doing the same thing independently of one another means it does not qualify as a DDoS attack. Maybe it’s time we start legally restricting bots and crawlers, though.