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Title: Bitcointalk.org Is Currently Offline Due to DOS
Post by: Orangina on November 14, 2014, 06:27:58 AM
I just read that in Cryptocoin news , but seems like the forum works fine , are we fine or what ? https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/bitcoin-forum-bitcointalk-org-currently-offline-due-to-dos/


Title: Re: Bitcointalk.org Is Currently Offline Due to DOS
Post by: repentance on November 14, 2014, 06:37:36 AM
It was down for a while a few hours ago.


Title: Re: Bitcointalk.org Is Currently Offline Due to DOS
Post by: karlb187 on November 14, 2014, 06:40:06 AM

I wounder why someone would want to DOS them?  :-\


Title: Re: Bitcointalk.org Is Currently Offline Due to DOS
Post by: Lethn on November 14, 2014, 07:13:44 AM
It was down for a while a few hours ago.

Can confirm that myself, it definitely went down and these kind of attacks have happened before.


Title: Re: Bitcointalk.org Is Currently Offline Due to DOS
Post by: AJinNYC on November 14, 2014, 07:30:47 AM

I wounder why someone would want to DOS them?  :-\

Some idiot probably thinks taking down this server takes down all of bitcoin.  ::)


Title: Re: Bitcointalk.org Is Currently Offline Due to DOS
Post by: Lethn on November 14, 2014, 07:52:16 AM

I wounder why someone would want to DOS them?  :-\

Some idiot probably thinks taking down this server takes down all of bitcoin.  ::)

LOL probably, but there's all sorts of emails and information here that they can get their hands on plus some people will clearly want to just take it down for giggles.


Title: Re: Bitcointalk.org Is Currently Offline Due to DOS
Post by: 1Referee on November 14, 2014, 06:37:00 PM
I was blaming my 3G connection on my tablet while bitcointalk refused to load  :D


I wounder why someone would want to DOS them?  :-\

Some idiot probably thinks taking down this server takes down all of bitcoin.  ::)

The guys that run bitcointalk wouldn't make it that easy for hackers to steal Bitcoins.


Title: Re: Bitcointalk.org Is Currently Offline Due to DOS
Post by: theymos on November 14, 2014, 11:09:05 PM
It was down for a few hours.


Title: Re: Bitcointalk.org Is Currently Offline Due to DOS
Post by: b!z on November 14, 2014, 11:17:34 PM
I must have missed it, that might be some script kiddies trying to find something in here but we have great people holding this community.

*Let me just insert all these buzzwords into my post so it sounds like I know what I'm talking about*