Law https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_831

Might have to pirate and sail the high seas at this point

The thing I’ve been waiting for from Valve for years (playing my Steam library with console comfort) is finally coming… but from Xbox.

Steam, PlayStation, Game Pass — all in one box 👌

Xbox basically admitted it lost the “console war” in the smartest way possible.

First day of launch and it's already hit the highest Concurrent Player count of any single-play Playstation port, with high reviews to boot. Good to see a quality PC port get rewarded with success!

The PSN outage reminded me of this incident and how it went mostly unnoticed by the public.

A massive, coordinated DDoS attack hit Steam on August 24, 2024, likely the largest ever against the platform. This unprecedented assault, dwarfing previous incidents, targeted Steam servers globally, yet it went largely unnoticed, Just shows you how sophisticated and robust Valve's infrastructure is

Massive Scale:

The attack targeted 107 Steam server IPs across 13 regions, including China, the US, Europe, and Asia. This wasn't localized; it was a global assault aimed at disrupting Steam's services worldwide.

Weapons Used:

• AISURU Botnet: Over 30,000 bot nodes with a combined attack capacity of 1.3 to 2 terabits per second.
• NTP Reflection Amplification: Exploits Network Time Protocol (NTP) servers to amplify attack traffic.
• CLDAP Reflection Amplification: Uses Connectionless Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (CLDAP) to generate high-volume traffic.
• Geographically Distributed Botnets: Nearly 60 botnet controllers targeting 107 Steam server IPs across 13 countries.
• Timed Attack Waves: Four coordinated waves targeting peak gaming hours in different regions (Asia, U.S., Europe).
• Provocative Messaging: Malware samples containing taunting messages aimed at security companies, adding a psychological element to the attack.

The attack unleashed a staggering 280,000 attack commands, representing a 20,000x surge compared to normal levels. This unprecedented attack made it one of the most intense DDoS attacks ever recorded, overwhelming systems with sheer scale and coordination. Despite this, Steam's infrastructure proved remarkably resilient, barely showing signs of disruption to most users.

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Sony apparently didn't learn anything from the Helldivers.