On Wednesday, February 28th, 2018 at 9:15am Pacific Standard Time, GitHub, the popular web-based hosting service for software development, was a victim of a powerful DDoS attack that impacted its global user base of 20M. It was one of the largest DDoS attacks, with attack traffic peaking at 1.3Tbps. Concerned users, some who were in the midst of a code check-in, took to Twitter to express their feelings while simultaneously looking for answers. Unfortunately for GitHub, their status page was also affected, adding a bit of anxiety to the equation.… Read More »
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