The spammers apparently contacted BlueSecurity via ICQ with threatening messages, and may have even figured out how to specifically target BlueSecurity users for further harrassment. According to WSJ columnist and blogger Jeremy Wagstaff, BlueSecurity’s Eran Rashef is on the record as saying that he didn’t anticipate that the spammer would launch a DDoS attack on such a large player. “I didn’t think he was so crazy as to attack [Six Apart].”

Of course, no one wants to get caught in the middle when Russian spammers and Israeli security companies fight.

Next time, maybe redirect to Blogger? I hear Google has a Death From Sky Laser(tm) under development for such DDoS situations.

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