South African ISP Fighting 326Gbps+ DDoS Attack

Poster and affected residential user here.

Link to an ISP representative quoting the 326Gbps figure is here[1].

Just to add a little more context here for people not familiar with the economic situation of South Africa. While it is true that the majority of our population could be categorized as third world in regards to their education and income, large urban areas are populated by middle class or wealthier citizens, also being highly developed and comparable to many US or European cities in terms of infrastructure.

I have a 25/25Mbps fibre connection which costs me about 800ZAR (~55USD) per month which is maybe a little faster compared to an average middle class person's connection here.

I find this interesting as our remoteness from major connectivity hubs in places like the US and Europe makes us particularly susceptible to what is essentially economic ransom demands.

[1] https://mybroadband.co.za/forum/threads/cool-ideas-fibre-isp...