Its causing *stats side* database replication lag, which is playing havoc with random hashrate calcs.
Pool side (ie: the important stuff like earnings) are not affected.
The attackers goal seems to be to stir up confusion. Judging by these posts its unfortunately working. :-/
Thanks for the update. Do you have any idea how much assets you would need to get a better protection? If I or we all had a better idea, I'd go for a crowd-funding-round.
Not really the point. I honestly am pretty irritated that some person or group has decided that Eligius, a project I volunteer my free time and resources towards, is to be their target without even any reasons or explanations given.
It's very discouraging and I'm at the end of my patience trying to deal with it.
So, I just ask that everyone please understand that I can't keep dedicating time and effort into combating this pointless attack when other items on the list are more important. I've spent many many hours hardening the pool side against this so that miner earnings arent effected.
To the attacker(s): I don't know what you want. Please let me know what I've possibly done to deserve a now approaching 3 week long attack and what can be done to rectify it. I have no real funds (nor does the pool) to pay any ransom demands so there is no point in that. In any case, I kindly ask that you stop this nonsense.