Speaking of spamhaus...

Possibly interesting:

Big DDoS against SpamHaus, allegedly by CyberBunker...

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21954636

  ...Recently, Spamhaus blocked servers maintained by Cyberbunker, a
  Dutch web host which states it will host anything with the exception
  of child pornography or terrorism-related material.

  Sven Olaf Kamphuis, who claims to be a spokesman for Cyberbunker,
  said, in a message, that Spamhaus was abusing its position, and
  should not be allowed to decide "what goes and does not go on the
  internet".

  Spamhaus has alleged that Cyberbunker, in cooperation with "criminal
  gangs" from Eastern Europe and Russia, is behind the attack...

      ...

  "If you aimed this at Downing Street they would be down
  instantly," he said. "They would be completely off the internet."

  He added: "These attacks are peaking at 300 gb/s (gigabits per
  second).

  "Normally when there are attacks against major banks, we're talking
  about 50 gb/s."...

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