Security News > 2018 > June > Cloudflare mistakes own 1.1.1.1 DNS for DDoS attack

2018-06-04 10:49
When is a DDoS attack not a DDoS attack? When it's caused by your own recently-launched DNS service.
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https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2018/06/04/cloudflare-mistakes-own-1-1-1-1-dns-for-ddos-attack/
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