Anon attacked Facebook

[Georgie_Leech]

Just an update, but Facebook is back up. It's probably telling that when I saw the instant error, my first instinct was to think "D*** it 4chan." Here's hoping they never decide to attack the escapist; 'twould be a dreary few hours.

However, I feel the need to point out that it may have been routine maintenance that lasted longer than expected, or a glitch in the server, or something like that, that /b/ took credit for.

 

[Prolol]

Who gives a shit

 

[Blue_vision]

Just an update, but Facebook is back up. It's probably telling that when I saw the instant error, my first instinct was to think "D*** it 4chan." Here's hoping they never decide to attack the escapist; 'twould be a dreary few hours.

However, I feel the need to point out that it may have been routine maintenance that lasted longer than expected, or a glitch in the server, or something like that, that /b/ took credit for.

Possibly, but probably not.

I thought the same thing though. Saw FB down after 3 refreshes, restarted my internet, checked again, then went to /b/. Sure enough, I found 3 threads claiming victory over fb.

 

[maddawg IAJI]

I doubt it's /b/, they just like to take credit for everything. Why is it so hard to believe that the site just suffered a major failure?

 

[Wadders]

heh, I was wondering what all that was about, ah well, it's back now

Facebook is fine for me. Not targeting UK servers?

Also Facebook would have a shed load of servers, being one of the richest/most visited sites on the net and all, how would they have taken it down?

I'm in the UK too, and my FB was down for a while...

 

[6unn3r]

We are legion etc etc....in the end just let /b/ have its fun and deal with it, just make sure you don't insult anon. Woe betide any that do......

 

[DazZ.]

As soon as Facebook went down I said it was a DDOS. Cue my family not knowing what a DDOS was.

You think a DDoS would work on Facebook?

I think you'll find it just did.

Well seeing as it's worldwide downtime then, how would DDoSing it work? They would have a different (room full of) server(s) for each area, you'd need people from each region attacking the specific servers for their area. (Or dividing equally between the servers)

The amount of people needed for such a task would need to actually work together, it would take a lot of planning, and seeing as it would need to be public, we'd have known this was coming way before it happened.

It was probably a DNS attack. Seemed like the first target was the chat servers and then info blasts to other areas to slow / reset some systems.

Unless I'm wrong in thinking that areas have their own servers, and hitting particular parts is more damaging than sucking up the bandwidth as a whole. But from the little I've used Facebook, chat has failed independently of the rest of the site, I don't know much about how Facebook works, I just know it's quite possibly the most used site on the web, and it should have servers that can handle a DDoS.

To take it down, it would have needed to be public to get the amount of people required on board, it wouldn't have taken Facebook by surprise.

It's fucking impressive if they have however.

 

[LightningBanks]

It made me lol, considering most of my 'facebook friends' are faggots and were just crying for the whole time it was down.

It did cheer me up, and it was fairly fixed by the time I got online

 

[Prolol]

Facebook has never been down before for maintenance!

 

[photog212]

Why can't these people put their know how to good use instead of squabbling with facebook?

Also, is Anon their rap name? Never seen it put that way before.

 

[Sarah Kerrigan]

trolls fail >__> Nuff said.

 

[Kortney]

Haha, "attacked". These guys remind me of 5 year olds who spray you with water pistols and act like they are doing heaps of damage.

 

[6unn3r]

We are legion etc etc....in the end just let /b/ have its fun and deal with it, just make sure you don't insult anon. Woe betind any that do......

Fuck 4chan and anonymous.

Come at me 40 year old virgins.

Watch out!!!! They're gona get ya!!!

 

[Azure-Supernova]

So wait, if it's not a DDoS attack... what is it?

 

[Mr.Petey]

Haha, "attacked". These guys remind me of 5 year olds who spray you with water pistols and act like they are doing heaps of damage.

Couldn't have phrased it better myself. These guys are getting irritating now, doing as they so wish because "it can be done", leaving behind a sense of dignity that's whizzed away with the "so it should be done" attitude. It's more tiresome than any form of entertainment really

 

[Jadak]

Who gives a shit

People who use Facebook? Normally referred to as a fuckload of people.