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by rpwverheij 4331 days ago
Does anyone know why so relativly many attacks come from the Netherlands? After running this for about 5 minutes it is the number one origin of attack at the moment.
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I think it's partially because of how well connected the Netherlands are, and partially because of lax Ecatel policies regarding abuse.
My guess is that some of the attacks cannot be traced back to the actual source. The Netherlands is home to the largest internet exchange in the world where the cables of Europe, the US and UK all join. The other top attack sources are also home to major internet exchange points.