Re: handling ddos attacks

[Danny McPherson <danny () tcb net>]

On May 20, 2004, at 8:10 PM, Tim Wilde wrote:
> Call your local branch of the US Secret Service, if you're in the 
> states,
> and ask for their electronic crimes division.  If you're not in the
> states, contact your comprable local authority.  They can work with 
> you to
> coordinate with other jurisdictions, etc.
>
> You may have some luck directly with the local police at the point of
> origin, but it generally helps to have a broader agency involved to
> coordinate matters.

I'd love to hear from anyone who has actually been successful
prosecuting an attacker for launching a "distributed" DOS attack.
I suspect it occurs very INfrequently (with the recent trend in
extortion aside, as it often results in "paper trails") --
unfortunately.

Any pointers?

-danny