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GitHub DDoS Attack: Impact of the Great Firewall Cyber Threats

Apr 13, 2015 •

Anthony Pell

1 min read

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Chinese attackers used the Great Firewall

The first set of DDoS attacks hit GreatFire.org on March 16. On March 26, Github became an unwitting victim in the attack, as another DDoS knocked it offline. It is widely believed that the attackers launched these attacks in an attempt to shut down services aimed at circumventing China

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