Is there anything we can do to help mitigate the attack?
As a side question, can I run a tor relay on a VPS running Ubuntu 14.10?
Middle Earth - DDoS
Is there anything we can do to help mitigate the attack?
As a side question, can I run a tor relay on a VPS running Ubuntu 14.10?
[2 Points] hacksforcrack:
[1 Points] None:
I thought it was a DoS, not a DDoS?
[1 Points] sapiophile:
can I run a tor relay on a VPS running Ubuntu 14.10?
Yes.
The best thing you can do is open up their page in 100 tabs and constantly reload.
Tor relays won't fix their shit code or the fact that they run their market from a cheap VPS.