New Posts For Thread: sabotagehttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29803097/sabotageregardless of betfair official statement this looks like sabotage. 3 pm saturday cant be coincidence, yet againwith cheltenham next week i would say sabotage is odds on. either by those like the russians or from the far east, or who knows maybe purthose PL 3pms in full:Norwich0 - 0SouthamptonQPR3 - 1SunderlandReading1 - 2Aston VillaWest Brom2 - 1Swanseaiow, probably a fraction of the load you'd expect from last tuesday's man u game.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29803097/sabotage?post_id=529680809#529680809those PL 3pms in full:Norwich0 - 0SouthamptonQPR3 - 1SunderlandReading1 - 2Aston VillaWest Brom2 - 1Swanseaiow, probably a fraction of the load you'd expect from last tuesday's man u game.Sat, 09 Mar 2013 14:11:34 -0600I'd be astonished if it isn't a hack and an extortion attempt before Cheltenham.There must be more pressure put on bf by huge-liquidity horse races (in the 5 mins. before the off) than for high-profile football matches. Plus horses are almost pure anhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29803097/sabotage?post_id=529680367#529680367I'd be astonished if it isn't a hack and an extortion attempt before Cheltenham.There must be more pressure put on bf by huge-liquidity horse races (in the 5 mins. before the off) than for high-profile football matches. Plus horses are almost pure anSat, 09 Mar 2013 13:52:40 -0600it will be plain old load imohttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29803097/sabotage?post_id=529677805#529677805it will be plain old load imoSat, 09 Mar 2013 12:27:24 -0600i thought internet sabotage was the current fear of all western governments. if those in china can infiltrate the infrastructure of big companies and governments, then nothing is impossible.it has happened the week before cheltenham in the past, andhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29803097/sabotage?post_id=529673245#529673245i thought internet sabotage was the current fear of all western governments. if those in china can infiltrate the infrastructure of big companies and governments, then nothing is impossible.it has happened the week before cheltenham in the past, andSat, 09 Mar 2013 10:04:55 -0600I thought DDoS attacks were a thing of the past and could be fairly easily defended against.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29803097/sabotage?post_id=529672981#529672981I thought DDoS attacks were a thing of the past and could be fairly easily defended against.Sat, 09 Mar 2013 09:59:53 -0600in which case why is it always saturday afternoons, just before the 3pms?that's the bit that needs explaining, because "load" clearly isn't the answer.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29803097/sabotage?post_id=529672921#529672921in which case why is it always saturday afternoons, just before the 3pms?that's the bit that needs explaining, because "load" clearly isn't the answer.Sat, 09 Mar 2013 09:58:27 -0600But the internet facing bit is working. The web, the API. It's the OTHER side, that in any sane world bad people shouldn't be able to get near, that is clearly dead.It's more likely BFs high reliability standards at work?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29803097/sabotage?post_id=529672685#529672685But the internet facing bit is working. The web, the API. It's the OTHER side, that in any sane world bad people shouldn't be able to get near, that is clearly dead.It's more likely BFs high reliability standards at work?Sat, 09 Mar 2013 09:52:27 -0600That's exactly it. Betfair have been plagued by this for years, and have some very high-powered kit to protect against this kind of attack. Just goes to show how vulnerable online businesses can be. When they are big enough it will happen to Purplhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29803097/sabotage?post_id=529672473#529672473That's exactly it. Betfair have been plagued by this for years, and have some very high-powered kit to protect against this kind of attack. Just goes to show how vulnerable online businesses can be. When they are big enough it will happen to PurplSat, 09 Mar 2013 09:48:35 -0600Maybe just proof they can do it so betfair payup before Cheltenham.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29803097/sabotage?post_id=529672371#529672371Maybe just proof they can do it so betfair payup before Cheltenham.Sat, 09 Mar 2013 09:45:45 -0600well, it's certainly hard to explain the timing. just before the 3pm KOs... but all there really is is four PL matches which don't feature one big six team between them, plus a 6 nations game that hasn't even broken 700K matched in its main market.nohttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29803097/sabotage?post_id=529672305#529672305well, it's certainly hard to explain the timing. just before the 3pm KOs... but all there really is is four PL matches which don't feature one big six team between them, plus a 6 nations game that hasn't even broken 700K matched in its main market.noSat, 09 Mar 2013 09:44:18 -0600