This is so terrible.

A company is essentially murdered and what is done? NOTHING! Some scumbag in Russia can just take out dozens or hundreds of websites in Canada and the US with impunity? Guess so. Industry, government - everybody just gives this a big shrug.

If REGULATION wasn't such a dirty word in American politics, we could solve this problem tomorrow, next week at the latest. The big ISPs (Verizon, et al.) could neuter most of the zombie armies that were used in this attack by implementing a simple filter setting on their routers. But they don't want to for some reason, and no one seems to be able to make them.

If you've ever wondered what government by corporation would look like, this is it. Clueless suits with their heads too far up Wall Street to run things, with petty thugs stepping in to fill the gap. Anyone who complains or tries to change things, gets a beating. Or worse.

• Jimdoria  ~@>@