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If you fall for phishing, you pay the price.
Maybe with a layer 7 attack, but not with a layer 3 attack. The author also described the difference between the proxy request and a legit request, so he can just block the proxy requests. Try using slowhttptest. You don't even need a botnet.
Hit it offline with a denial of service attack.
It's a shame that hostile foreign governments can do this to us without a strong retaliation. We should be doing the same to their social media platforms, such as VK and OK, but it appears that we are not. Though we are more than capable of equal retaliation.
These days, it's so hard to find a decent job, that it's no surprise many turn to illegal activities, such as hacking and fraud, especially in poorer countries. From a capitalistic standpoint there's nothing wrong with it because the only thing that matters is money.