{"id":5018,"date":"2021-07-06T01:56:30","date_gmt":"2021-07-06T00:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/?p=5018"},"modified":"2021-07-06T01:56:32","modified_gmt":"2021-07-06T00:56:32","slug":"ddos-attack-hits-bitcoin-org-site-owner-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/ddos-attack-hits-bitcoin-org-site-owner-reports\/","title":{"rendered":"DDoS attack hits Bitcoin.org – Site owner reports"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Bitcoin.org website had been struck by a distributed denial of service<\/a> attack and a ransom in Bitcoin is being demanded to return things back to normalcy.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
\"DDoS<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A DDoS attack was purportedly launched against a website dedicated to the advancement of Bitcoin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bitcoin.org's pseudonymous owner, C\u00f8bra, announced today on Twitter that the website had been struck by an “absolutely massive” distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, as well as a ransom demand for an undisclosed sum of Bitcoin (BTC).
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\u201cBack in the day, you could defend yourself against most DDoS attacks\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n <\/g>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n <\/clipPath>\r\n <\/defs><\/svg><\/span><\/a>,\u201d C\u00f8bra remarked. \u201cNow they can just take you down whenever they want. You go down and stay down until they leave you alone; there is no longer a \u2018fight.'\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/t.co\/OsFgRFRRZb getting hit with an absolutely massive DDoS attack and a ransom demand to send Bitcoin or they'll continue.<\/p>

I don't think I've been this offended in a while. Ungrateful scum.<\/p>

\u2014 C\u00f8bra (@CobraBitcoin) July 5, 2021<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

While DDoS attacks have previously targeted big crypto exchanges, it seems rare for attackers to target a site like Bitcoin<\/a>.org, which does not store any information about cash or customers and instead provides open-source information on the BTC blockchain and cryptocurrency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In December, the website was subjected to a similar DDoS attack, which caused users to be unable to access the Bitcoin Core software for a few hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Binance, OKEx, and Bitfinex were the targets of large DDoS attacks last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the time, CEO Changpeng Zhao claimed that the attack on Binance was carried out by competitors in order to undermine the company's reputation rather than to steal money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This isn't the first time in recent weeks that the website has made headlines. Craig Wright, the man who claims to have invented Bitcoin, has also threatened to sue Bitcoin.org.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last Monday, a UK court found in Wright's favour, finding Bitcoin.org guilty of copyright infringement for posting the Bitcoin white paper \u2013 C\u00f8bra did not respond to the lawsuit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The owner of Bitcoin.org remarked at the time, “I didn't show up because defending against nonsense is a waste of time.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following the court order, Bitcoin.org disabled access to the Bitcoin Core software for anyone with an IP address in the United Kingdom<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Any links to the Bitcoin white paper have also been removed from the project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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