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TomCADem

(17,387 posts)
Wed Jun 3, 2020, 11:13 PM Jun 2020

George Floyd death: Anti-racism sites hit by wave of cyber-attacks

Source: BBC

Cyber-attacks against anti-racism organisations shot up in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a leading provider of protection services says.

Cloudflare, which blocks attacks designed to knock websites offline, says advocacy groups in general saw attacks increase 1,120-fold.

Mr Floyd's death, in police custody, has sparked nationwide civil unrest in the US.

Government and military websites also saw a notable increase in attacks.

Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-52912881

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George Floyd death: Anti-racism sites hit by wave of cyber-attacks (Original Post) TomCADem Jun 2020 OP
Interesting that we have to learn this from the BBC. DURHAM D Jun 2020 #1
+1000 Jamastiene Jun 2020 #2
Indeed. (nt) scarletwoman Jun 2020 #4
Putin and the Russians at work for their orange doughboy. nt iluvtennis Jun 2020 #3
Easy answer to counter these attacks. Have disaster recovery plan(s) in plan, backups of critical.. SWBTATTReg Jun 2020 #5

DURHAM D

(32,609 posts)
1. Interesting that we have to learn this from the BBC.
Wed Jun 3, 2020, 11:15 PM
Jun 2020

otoh - the NY Times was too busy publishing Nazi propaganda.

SWBTATTReg

(22,114 posts)
5. Easy answer to counter these attacks. Have disaster recovery plan(s) in plan, backups of critical..
Thu Jun 4, 2020, 09:08 AM
Jun 2020

information such as user info. etc., have alternate contact plans such as voice, alternate sites prep'ed, conf. calls etc., belong w/ an aggressive internet provider that has a good reputation, belong to a website that employs aggressive countermeasures at all times, etc. Most good websites do have such plans in place.

Punks stuck in their mommy's and daddy's basements must be getting frustrated. Even our fearless leader bunker boy trump has been stuck in the basement too.

They've had no chance to even try to protest their white supremacist views...they would have been overwhelmed or swamped by the sheer numbers (remember rump's call for maga night? It sure petered out didn't it?).

People in this Country certainly see now how powerful these current protest movements are that are ongoing in every large metro area in the US. Bullies take heed/notice...see how unpopular trump is, see how unpopular your filthy white supremacist views are. Thank god the American people finally got tired of your BS and are lashing out at you cockroaches and your supreme leader who is hiding in the basement WH bunker, 'bunker boy' trump.

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