DDOS Attacks, Conspiracy or Reality?
We’ve all heard about how the DDOS attacks brought PTC sites to their knees several weeks ago. Some sites were down for only a few days, and some for weeks. When it first broke that a few sites had initially been hit with DDOS attacks, it was also learned that a blackmail letter accompanied the attacks. Apparently, certain individuals claimed responsibility and wanted money to stop these attacks. But this is not what intrigues me about the DDOS attacks. What causes me pause for thought is how greatly some sites were affected and how some weren’t affected at all.
Troubled PTCs Have Much To Gain
What I found interesting in all of this DDOS hoopla was the fact that many of the sites that were supposedly hit hard and were down for a week or so, decided that when they came back they would increase the payout times in their TOS. First of all, how would being down for a few days to a week cause you to be backlogged so far that you increase the payout days to 30 and 60 days from 7 days or less. This seems very odd since if the site is down, it’s not having to pay anyone for clicks either. Shouldn’t a site thats down come back with the same amount of payout debt as it did when it first went offline? How did they get more debt and have to delay payments? More probable is that these sites were already in trouble and this whole DDOS situation provided a good “out” for them. Most of the sites that were based on negative advertising cash flow were the culprits. Those sites that can survive with advertising alone such as Aurora sites and next gen bux sites, seemed to be less impacted or not at all. [sarcasm] Wonder why those using DDOS attacks didn’t go after the succesful sites and went after the ones that have faulty revenue models? [/sarcasm]
History Repeats Itself
Remember when ptc sites were getting hacked left and right. Were they really hacked or was it an excuse for some sites to delay payments to its members. It all started the same way, one ptc site said they got hacked and they couldn’t pay its users and had to adjust their TOS. Other ptc sites followed suit seeing it as a good excuse to delay their payments. Once again we are seeing history repeat itself except this time its DDOS attacks.
Back From DDOS Attacks
I found other interesting things that happened when sites came back from being down. Some had actually revamped their sites with newer features… hmmm. Is that why our payments are delayed? Those new scripts can’t be cheap with all them new promising features. Some sites were even taking donations while they were down and returned with a whole new look.
Conclusion
While there are probably legit DDOS and hacker complaints, there are those that are not. PTC sites have always been a big risk to invest in and they continue to be. While the future does seem brighter with newer PTCs offering instant payouts verifying their legitimacy right away, there are those that still offer excuses and “shady” tactics. I offer you no proof, only speculation. So take it with a “grain of salt” and decide for yourself.
