Several Thai government websites have been hit by a suspected distributed-denial-of-service attack, rendering them impossible to access. The sites went offline around 10 pm on Wednesday. Access was restored Thursday morning. It seemed to be a protest against the government’s plans to limit access to websites considered inappropriate. Tens of thousands of people have signed a petition against the proposal that is being called the “Great Firewall of Thailand.”
A distributed-denial-of-service attack works by exceeding a website’s capacity to handle internet traffic and are usually orchestrated by a program or bot. However, on Wednesday, calls went out on Thai social media encouraging people to visit websites and repeatedly refresh them.
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