If I recall correctly, Linode's nginx configuration methods aren't too good.

https://library.linode.com/

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Download speed from Linode, Tokyo, JP: 3.98MB/s

Try to change your vps provider to another, here on lowend* a lot of good providers what positioned as like low end vps boxes, but they do more than great work, and give to their customers much better

Download speed from Linode, Atlanta GA:

@mpkossen Yes, i think it is related to the Linode Attack.

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Isn't this related to the Linode breach?

Isn't this related to the Linode breach?

could break into SwiftIRC (which is hosted on Linode), they could cause all sorts of trouble for the impersonators. So HTP decided to break into Linode, so they could break into SwiftIRC, so they cou

So they were crying like little babies that someone was using their cute little online alias and decided to make a bunch of clients of Linode (an unrelated entity) potential victims of their little te

Something still sounds strange here. Does Linode allow hosting IRC servers with them?

access the IRC server. Couldn't hack the hoster (Linode)

access the IRC server. Couldn't hack the hoster (Linode)

Hackers tried hacking an IRC network and ended up cracking entire Linode open. They deleted all CC and other infos when Linode made a press message about the hack, obviously so that people won't trust

So wouldn't it be much easier to just send a short DoS toward this IRC thing, then Linode nullroutes it for 24 hours? Not that I am advocating DoS, but why was all this needed?

Download speed from Linode, Tokyo, JP: 6.96MB/s

apparently one of HTP5, got banned from SwiftIRC probably some online game fed between players LOL, and wanted revenge, so HTP5, went after SwiftIRC which is hosted on linode, you get the picture.

Anyway, for what I get, if the FBI hadn't gotten involved, all of the hacker's Linode data would have (supposedly) been shredded. They were not after Linode data, but after SwiftIRC. They now say they