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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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VENDOR	LAST 12M	#/PRODUCTS	LOW	MEDIUM	HIGH	CRITICAL	TOTAL VULNS
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