MoveOn got DDOSed
In our 15-year history, MoveOn members have organized against wars and criticized presidents and CEOs. We've always spoken our truth clearly and bravely, even when it was uncomfortable or hard. And we've always known that we might be making powerful enemies.
Even so, I was shocked by what happened this weekend. We just faced the biggest attack on our website in our entire history. Anonymous attackers unleashed millions of artificial requests at our servers, preventing legitimate traffic from getting through. Despite the best efforts of our ace tech team, our site was totally dark for nearly two hours. Only late last night did we finally get through all the mess that the attackers caused.
We have reason to believe the attack was in response to a petition on our site, launched by the NAACP, that calls for a federal civil rights investigation into the death of Trayvon Martin.
An attack like this on an online organization is the equivalent of throwing a brick through our office window. The intent is the same: Intimidate, frighten, and get us to back down.
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