Can somebody please enlighten me, why is this vague post on the front page with ...

BozeWolf · on Sept 25, 2016

The original post [1] about krebsonsecurity being kicked of akamai (for valid reasons) had a lot (480) of reactions. I think a many of readers of that post see this as a valuable follow-up.

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12561928

hkmurakami · on Sept 25, 2016

Here's the relevant HN discussion link: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12561928

keithpeter · on Sept 25, 2016

http://www.zdnet.com/article/krebs-on-security-booted-off-ak...

Provides the context if a little light on technical details.

dancsi · on Sept 25, 2016

Akamai decided to stop hosting the site after a massive DDOS attack targeted at it