PatrickPretty.com Blog Experiences 'DDoS-Like' Attack
Hello Warriors,
Today the PatrickPretty.com Blog, which covers online fraud schemes, issued the following statement:
"A DDoS-like traffic surge disabled the PatrickPretty.com Blog. The PP Blog, which covers Ponzi schemes, pyramid schemes, securities fraud and online crime, lost its ability to publish as a result of the surge, and has been offline since Saturday, October 23.
"The surge appears to have begun on Oct. 23. During the surge, the Blog received more than 6.1 million (6,154,701) "hits." The Blog ordinarily receives between 20,000 and 30,000 hits on an average day.
"Engineers have described the surge as "suspicious," saying it led to an "immense" amount of traffic to the Blog. The surge appears to have been most intense during a specific, three-hour window.
"PatrickPretty.com is temporarily moving its publishing operations to PonziNews.com. Engineers are seeking to determine the cause of the DDoS-like surge. The PP Blog began covering Ponzi schemes in August 2008. It specializes in reporting on illegal or highly questionable business pursuits such as autosurf "advertising" schemes, HYIP (High-Yield Investment Program) schemes, and multilevel-marketing (MLM) frauds such as 2x2 matrix cyclers."
The full statement is available in PDF Format here:
STATEMENT: PatrickPretty.com News Website Knocked Offline By Mysterious Traffic Surge; Blog That Covers Ponzi Schemes And Online Fraud Got Millions Of Unexplained 'Hits' During 3-Hour Window | Ponzi News
Patrick
Today the PatrickPretty.com Blog, which covers online fraud schemes, issued the following statement:
"A DDoS-like traffic surge disabled the PatrickPretty.com Blog. The PP Blog, which covers Ponzi schemes, pyramid schemes, securities fraud and online crime, lost its ability to publish as a result of the surge, and has been offline since Saturday, October 23.
"The surge appears to have begun on Oct. 23. During the surge, the Blog received more than 6.1 million (6,154,701) "hits." The Blog ordinarily receives between 20,000 and 30,000 hits on an average day.
"Engineers have described the surge as "suspicious," saying it led to an "immense" amount of traffic to the Blog. The surge appears to have been most intense during a specific, three-hour window.
"PatrickPretty.com is temporarily moving its publishing operations to PonziNews.com. Engineers are seeking to determine the cause of the DDoS-like surge. The PP Blog began covering Ponzi schemes in August 2008. It specializes in reporting on illegal or highly questionable business pursuits such as autosurf "advertising" schemes, HYIP (High-Yield Investment Program) schemes, and multilevel-marketing (MLM) frauds such as 2x2 matrix cyclers."
The full statement is available in PDF Format here:
STATEMENT: PatrickPretty.com News Website Knocked Offline By Mysterious Traffic Surge; Blog That Covers Ponzi Schemes And Online Fraud Got Millions Of Unexplained 'Hits' During 3-Hour Window | Ponzi News
Patrick