ThePirateBay.org DDoSed - June 2009

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DATE:
2009-06

AFFECTED COUNTRIES:
Sweden

AFFECTED SITES:
thepiratebay.org

EFFECT OF ATTACKS:
Site down

SOURCE COUNTRY:
n/a

ALLEGED ATTACKERS:
Disgruntled TPB users

TYPE OF ATTACK:
DDoS

ATTACK SPECIFICS:
n/a

EVENT DESCRIPTION:
After the news hit that The Pirate Bay was selling to Global Gaming Factory X AB, they were hit with an attack (presumably by users angry at this decision).

URLS:
1. http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Pirate-Bay-DDoS-Sell-Out,8173.html

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