Incident
incident:ntp_ddos_attack
Also: Network Time Protocol DDoS attack
Distributed denial-of-service attack against a company’s primary website using Network Time Protocol.
Distributed denial-of-service attack against a company’s primary website using Network Time Protocol.
“I believe it was a NTP DDoS attack against the primary website”
| Direction | Predicate | Other entity | Origin | EP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| outgoing | INVOLVES | Network Time Protocol | Explicit | 65 |
| outgoing | ATTRIBUTED_TO | Anonymous | Uncertain | 65 |
NTP DDoS attack INVOLVES Network Time Protocol
Nichols identifies the incident as an NTP DDoS attack against a primary website.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jonathan Nichols EP 65 Details
“I believe it was a NTP DDoS attack against the primary website; Network Time Protocol.”
NTP DDoS attack ATTRIBUTED_TO Anonymous
The episode presents Anonymous as having publicly claimed or bragged about the NTP DDoS attack, but the attribution is based on that public claim rather than independently established evidence.
Uncertain Confidence 82% · Jonathan Nichols EP 65 Details
“In those days it was fairly easy when you had Anonymous bragging about it on Twitter.”