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by cperciva 4810 days ago
2700 servers all on the same network makes for far less of a DDoS attack then 2700 similar servers on different networks - and it's far easier to detect and block too.

They would be more valuable for bitcoin mining most likely.
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nwh 4810 days ago
2700 servers probably wouldn't be worth much for that. It would be noticed fairly quickly, given that only CPU mining would be available, and how monitored servers usually are.
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cperciva 4810 days ago
If you can hide the fact that you've rooted a box, you should be able to hide the fact that you're doing bitcoin mining. Worst case, run the mining in the kernel idle thread...
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nwh 4810 days ago
The apocalyptic heat and power use might be a giveaway.
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