<![CDATA[Truly phenomenal work from @flyingpenguin here.]]>Truly phenomenal work from @flyingpenguin here. A breakdown of the timeline of the Ubuntu attack, the business behind the booter service, and Cloudflare's problematic role.

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/e711c915-dec9-4f84-9a05-46d7ccec032f/truly-phenomenal-work-from-@flyingpenguin-here.RSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 00:32:36 GMTMon, 11 May 2026 16:53:57 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Truly phenomenal work from @flyingpenguin here. on Mon, 11 May 2026 23:28:59 GMT]]>@mttaggart @flyingpenguin

Nice extortion racket you have there. Be a shame if something happened to it.

cc: @cR0w

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/SpaceLifeForm/statuses/116558537686408960https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/SpaceLifeForm/statuses/116558537686408960Mon, 11 May 2026 23:28:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Truly phenomenal work from @flyingpenguin here. on Mon, 11 May 2026 19:39:25 GMT]]>@mttaggart @flyingpenguin > Whether Cloudflare designed this position or arrived at it through the aggregation of unrelated customer decisions is, from the perspective of how a racket operates, immaterial. It works the same either way.

In other words, the purpose of system is what it does.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/Arcaik/statuses/116557634953482897https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/Arcaik/statuses/116557634953482897Mon, 11 May 2026 19:39:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Truly phenomenal work from @flyingpenguin here. on Mon, 11 May 2026 17:28:27 GMT]]>@mttaggart @flyingpenguin It seems fair to observe that in addition to the apparent blackmail, Cloudflare aided hackers for a nation state that is currently an enemy of the United States, which is the country in which Cloudflare resides. I suspect their legal team will be receiving some uncomfortable phone calls and letters in the coming weeks.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://critter.cafe/users/luxliquida/statuses/116557119968451482https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://critter.cafe/users/luxliquida/statuses/116557119968451482Mon, 11 May 2026 17:28:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Truly phenomenal work from @flyingpenguin here. on Mon, 11 May 2026 17:26:53 GMT]]>@mttaggart @flyingpenguin while less severe, it’s like YouTube getting money from marketers and then asking their end users to pay to remove ads.

The grift is strong

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