Originally Posted by
Dovster
Mikel, would there be any economic benefit to someone to launch such an attack?
It is clear that whoever is doing it truly knows computers -- perhaps better than IBB's experts -- and if it is not being done for economic reasons (such as getting FT's data base) then you might want to try to think of any truly computer-savvy people who might have a grudge against FT.
It's not a FlyerTalk-specific issue. In all likelihood, the DDoS attacks on all IB servers or IB-owned sites are retaliation for what some feel is an unfair pricing scheme recently released by IB.
Gary from A View from the Wing writes about it
here. I floated the thought in one of Gary's
comments sections last week.
EDIT: thousandth post woo...