Krebs on Security booted off Akamai network after DDoS attack proves pricey

Fri Sep 23 18:09:53 UTC 2016

They were hosting him for free, and like insurance, I can assure you if you
are consistently using a service, and not covering the costs of that
service you won't be a client for long.  This is the basis for AUP/client
contracts and have been going back to the days when we all offered only
dialup internet.

On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 3:01 PM, Mike Hammett <nanog at ics-il.net> wrote:

> I believe the article says they were being hosted for free.
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> From: "Grant Ridder" <shortdudey123 at gmail.com>
> To: nanog at nanog.org
> Sent: Friday, September 23, 2016 12:58:44 PM
> Subject: Krebs on Security booted off Akamai network after DDoS attack
> proves pricey
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> Didn't realize Akamai kicked out or disabled customers
> http://www.zdnet.com/article/krebs-on-security-booted-off-
> akamai-network-after-ddos-attack-proves-pricey/
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> "Security blog Krebs on Security has been taken offline by host Akamai
> Technologies following a DDoS attack which reached 665 Gbps in size."
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> -Grant
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