I'm not implying, I'm telling you 4chan was attacking other networks including AT&T. The mere fact that it was ACCIDENTAL doesn't change a thing just like if 4chan was hacked and spewing malware, Google search is going to censor the whole site with a very scary warning about viruses.
It doesn't matter if 4chan was acting as the attack proxy. It is their equipment which they failed to secure which reflected a DoS attack. If you fail to lock down your DNS or SMTP mail server and you're spewing DNS attacks or spam, you're going to be blacklisted and blocked. Stupidity and incompetence is not a free pass.
Lastly, the reason 4chan was being attacked is because they make it a sport to organize and attack other websites.
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