> “None of these sites ever required the FBI to confirm that it owned, operated, or had any property right to the computer that the FBI attacked during its testing (as would be appropriate if the attacks were for a legitimate or authorized purpose),” reads an affidavit (PDF) filed by Elliott Peterson, a special agent in the FBI’s Anchorage field office.
So perhaps the next wave of booter sites can avoid scrutiny by adding a dialog asking the customer if they own the target or are authorized to attack it (in addition to not publishing ads advertising targets like websites and game servers) ?
So perhaps the next wave of booter sites can avoid scrutiny by adding a dialog asking the customer if they own the target or are authorized to attack it (in addition to not publishing ads advertising targets like websites and game servers) ?