[Yes, based on the source of the attack signal, it is initially determined that the overseas attack source is manipulating the distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) traffic attack executed by domestic Memcached and is trying to overload the target server with junk Internet traffic.
The peak attack traffic is as high as 1.94Tbps, triggering your preset network attack alarm.
This attack does not target our affiliated companies, and the threat to our affiliated companies is zero. Do you want to ignore it?】
neglect?
You want me to ignore such a big bustle? This is against human nature, okay?
Meng Lang casually opened a pack of unpalatable melon seeds and asked with interest.
“Which company is under attack?”
【The Second Research Institute of Huahang Science and Industry.】
"Huahang Science and Technology? It sounds like it's a military enterprise engaged in aerospace technology, right?" Meng Lang was immediately interested.
[According to public information, Huahang Science and Industry Group is a state-owned large-scale high-tech enterprise directly managed by the central government.
Its Second Research Institute is China’s largest missile development and production unit.]
"Um?"
Missile development and production unit?
It is self-evident that foreign hackers attacked this kind of military industrial unit in the middle of the night. They must be targeting the military intelligence in the server.
Although I already have a "CNMD" defense system here that is far ahead of this era, and it will have to be updated sooner or later, but if my good things are taken away by others...
Whether or not you should, let’s put it another way. If a hostile force obtains some incredible offensive missile technology, wouldn’t this make it more difficult for itself to defend itself?
In terms of overall strategy, the Night Demons are the enemies of mankind, but in terms of local strategy, the Night Demons are not the only enemies of ours...
Meng Lang asked with the intention of resolutely disrupting what the enemy wanted to do.
"If we help, will we expose ourselves?"
Making trouble is making trouble, and the principle of safety first must still be implemented unswervingly.
[According to data monitoring, at least four different forces are currently involved in this network offensive and defensive war, and the two sides are engaged in a melee.
Due to our technical differences, the probability of being discovered through springboard intervention is infinitely close to zero.】
"Then what are you waiting for? Go ahead and see the excitement!"
【yes!】
…
Second Research Institute of Huahang Science and Industry, Central Control Room.
At this time, blood-red pop-up windows "Warning!" popped up on dozens of large screens, and many windows even went completely black.
And the staff on site were already in a mess.
"what happened?"
Zhao Yan, the director of the institute, whose clothes were somewhat disheveled, hurried in from outside.
"We are being attacked by unknown hackers and the server has become unresponsive."
The on-site network security technical supervisor was typing rapidly on the keyboard while reporting with sweat profusely.
"What?!" Cold sweat broke out on Zhao Yan's back.
There are a large number of top-secret military technologies in the server of the Second Research Institute, and there are even the latest ones developed...
Once leaked, the consequences will be disastrous!
"How could this be? Isn't our internal network physically isolated from the external network?"
"It's a cyber espionage tool! According to our preliminary judgment, our intranet was probably invaded by the other party a few months ago.
The other party did not take action immediately, but left some hidden modules on our server, including keyloggers, file stealers and remote access software..."
"A few months ago? What did your network security department do for a living?" Zhao Yan was furious when he heard this.
But he knew that this was not the time to pursue responsibility.
"How is the situation now?"
"We found that the other party used two completely different tools and methods during the intrusion process, and the attackers are likely to come from two different organizations.
At present, the other party has invaded our internal network through pre-embedded vulnerabilities, and used a large number of DDOS attacks to block our channels to cover the intrusion.
Although we have taken emergency measures to physically block it as soon as we discovered it, but..."
"But what?" Zhao Yan's heart tightened.
"But before that, the other party is suspected to have stolen more than 18G of important information from the core server, which... may also include some test data of DF-17..."
"What?!" Zhao Yan's eyes darkened.
He knows that current network weapons have achieved partial automation and intelligence, and often do not leave much reaction time from attack to end.
By the time you realize you've been attacked, things may be irreversible.
But I know I know, but my heart is simply unable to accept this cruel reality.
That's a DF-17 ballistic missile!
Its breakthrough is that its terminal speed can reach up to 20 times the speed of sound...
In other words, this is the world's first hypersonic ballistic missile!
This is an important national weapon that will be officially unveiled at the 70th anniversary military parade next year. If the flight data is stolen by foreign countries...
When he thought about the consequences, Zhao Yan felt his brain was a little dizzy.
"What about your countermeasures?" His tone was filled with anger.
"We have notified the Network Security Department to request rapid support, performed an emergency power outage, and switched backup servers. We are currently using the preset firewall tools to regain access and try to launch a counterattack..."
The technical director's answer was unconvincing.
After all, it was a calculation without any intention. They responded in a hurry and couldn't even find everyone in the middle of the night. You can imagine the intensity of the counterattack.
Zhao Yan is not a network security technician. Although he is worried and angry, he can only wait anxiously for the final result...
"Huh?" Hearing the technical director's surprise, he immediately became nervous.
"What's wrong?"
The supervisor pointed with some surprise at the screens in front of him that were quickly returning from the red warning interface to the normal blue operation interface.
"The spam traffic attacks we have suffered are decreasing rapidly, and various modules are quickly returning to normal!
It seems...it seems that someone is helping, quickly blocking the opponent's attack path..."
"Is there anyone who can help? Is it someone from the Network Security Department?" Zhao Yan seemed to have grasped the last straw.
"Not sure, but it must be friendly forces... uh..."
However, before he finished speaking, the joy on his face froze.
Just because the blue operation interface that had just returned to normal was turning completely black at an even faster speed!
"What's going on?" Zhao Yan felt something bad in his heart.
The technical director had no time to answer, and was typing defensive instructions on the keyboard with sweat on his forehead.
Then the next second...
His computer screen also went black...
director:"……"
Zhao Yan: "..."
Looking at the dimmed control screens in the control center, Director Zhao grabbed the technical director by the collar and roared.
"Didn't you just say this was friendly troops?"
"No... it's not a friendly force. The opponent was just trying to seize the attack path belonging to the original attacker..."
The technical director had a sad face and was about to cry but had no tears.
At the same time, I was extremely shocked.
In such a short period of time, not only did they completely squeeze out the two attackers from the battlefield, they even used the attack paths left by the attackers to defeat their own defenses at an incredible speed...
To put it simply, both sides were cleared...
The firewall that still occupies a partial advantage in front of the first wave of attackers is like a piece of clay in front of the second wave of attackers, and it collapses in one blow!
It was like encountering two groups of bandits on the road, with a wolf in front and a tiger in the back. They were robbing, and suddenly a group of mysterious people came out halfway.
Just chop melons and vegetables and kill the bandits!
As a result, when I was about to call me Hero 666, someone cut me down with a knife...
I thought it was reinforcements, but I didn't expect it was a mantis stalking the cicada and the oriole behind!
What's even more frightening is that this kind of ability to come first and crush the entire audience...
Even he, a senior technician who has been immersed in network security for many years, only felt deep fear and despair in front of this new intruder.
"Director, we..." He was devastated and wanted to report the frustrating results to Zhao Yan.
However, the next moment, all the screens in the control center that had just turned black suddenly lit up again!
Then, a line of words slowly appeared on the screen——
[Borrow the sword and use it!]
The sudden change shocked everyone.
"What...what do you mean?" Zhao Yan looked confused.
The technical director also had a question mark on his head and quickly tried to operate the computer in front of him. He was delighted to find that he still had some permissions.
"Director, the other party does not seem to have shown any intention to attack. It is just mobilizing the computing resources of our data center... and then following the attack path just now..."
As he said this, his eyes gradually widened.
"What's going on?" Zhao Yan asked anxiously.
Why are you still half-talking when you talk?
"He... he seems to be using our server as a springboard to attack the first two groups of intruders..."
"What?" Zhao Yan was stunned.
Everyone present was stunned.
"Borrowing a sword and using it" actually means this?
I thought it was a friendly force, but ended up stabbing me in the back.
I thought they were enemies at first, but they said they were just here to "borrow the sword"...
"So what's going on now?"
Zhao Yan didn't care to delve into whether this mysterious force was an enemy or a friend. He was eager to know what the other party wanted to do.
The technical director looked at the stream of data on the screen and struggled to distinguish the offensive and defensive dynamics of both sides.
"Gu~" He swallowed and was speechless for a long time.
In the end, I only added one line of poetry...
"Kill one person in ten steps and leave no trace in a thousand miles!"
Zhao Yan: "???"
…
The other side of the ocean at this moment.
CIA Director Nagy is celebrating with a group of hackers.
This operation was carefully planned for half a year, using many elite agents, spending a lot of money, and secretly reaching a cooperation agreement with APT28, another hacker organization in the North.
The purpose is to steal a top military technical data from the Second Research Institute of Huahang Science and Industry.
The world's two top hacker organizations have joined forces, and this action plan has indeed achieved unprecedented success!
Najib looked proud, and the golden slogan on the background wall behind him shone brightly in the light.
We can fall behind, but we can steal!
"How long will it take for the data to be available?" Nagy asked, unable to suppress the joy on his face.
"Report to the director, it will take about 3 minutes for the data packet to be sent back to us through a secret path." A hacker replied.
"Very good! Let's finish it as soon as possible! In order to celebrate the complete success of this operation, I announce that this month everyone's bonus will be doubled, plus a week's holiday will be added!"
"Oh yeah!" "Long live the Director!"
The whole place was boiling.
However……
"Report to the director, something seems to be wrong!"
A discordant voice interrupted everyone's carnival.
"What's the matter?"
"Someone suddenly blocked all our attack paths, making it impossible for us to continue attacking each other."
"Huh?" Najib frowned, and then his brows widened again.
"It seems that the other party's network security department has reacted. It is quite capable of blocking our attack path so quickly.
But the deal was done, they arrived too late.
Since there is no profit to be made, let’s withdraw. The harvest tonight is enough, haha..."
"No! Director, the opponent is counterattacking us along our attack path, and the offensive is very fierce!
No! Not only us, APT28 also suffered a counterattack!"
"What?" Najib was stunned for a moment, then laughed angrily.
So brave, you actually dare to attack both of their forces at the same time. Does China’s network security department really think that they are invincible?
"Then give them some color and see!" Najib ordered.
But in less than a minute...
"This is impossible!"
"Oh, my cock! My cock is completely controlled by the other party!"
"Our channel is blocked by DDOS and cannot be input effectively..."
"No! Our data packet! The other party wants to intercept our data transmission process! Stop him quickly!"
"Bang!" A computer host not far from Najib was overloaded and burned out in a burst of electric sparks without any warning, and the computer screen instantly went dark.
This sudden change scared everyone, including the Director-General who had been sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai...
"Not good! Our address was found by the other party!"
However, by the time the hackers reacted, it was already too late.
"Bang! Bang bang!" Amidst the crackling sounds of sparks one after another, each computer host was instantly scrapped, and then the main server...
Everyone was in shock and panic.
The very next moment...
"Snapped!"
All the lights in the room went out instantly, and the entire technology center fell into darkness!
"Quick! Turn on the backup power!"
When the dim emergency lights came back on, they directly illuminated Najib's bloodless face...
He looked at the electronic clock on the wall and saw that just two minutes had passed...
No need to ask, they have all been wiped out here.
That packet on the way...
One minute! Just one minute away!
"Counterattack! Counterattack! Use all backup servers to counterattack!" Director Nagy roared with anger.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, "Bah!"
The dim emergency lights flashed.
After the golden slogan "We lie, we cheat, we steal!" on the background wall flashed on and off several times under the light...