I have been fighting this attack for days. The only way I can keep my node running is to restart it every hour or so, even with the block list. I have conceded defeat and shut down. Hoping for a fix in an updated release, but the effectiveness of this attack is certainly worrisome.
Do you know how to compile a binary? If so, please compile a binary from the `release-v0.17` branch.
https://github.com/monero-project/monero#compiling-monero-from-sourceAdd
-b release-v0.17
to clone (and subsequently compile) the proper branch.