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Bitcoin.org DDoS Attack

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Incident Overview

Cobra, the anonymous creator and principal of Bitcoin.org, tweeted that the Bitcoin.org website is being subjected to an "absolutely large-scale" distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, as well as a Bitcoin ransom demand. Currently Bitcoin.org is accessible.

Sources & References

Original incident referencehttps://www.coindesk.com/markets/2021/07/06/bitcoinorg-hit-with-ddos-attack-bitcoin-demanded-as-ransom/ (opens in a new tab)

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