Security News > 2021 > January > Hamas May Be Threat to 8chan, QAnon Online

In October 2020, KrebsOnSecurity looked at how a web of sites connected to conspiracy theory movements QAnon and 8chan were being kept online by DDoS-Guard, a dodgy Russian firm that also hosts the official site for the terrorist group Hamas.

New research shows DDoS-Guard relies on data centers provided by a U.S.-based publicly traded company, which experts say could be exposed to civil and criminal liabilities as a result of DDoS-Guard's business with Hamas.

Following a brief disconnection, the sites came back online with the help of DDoS-Guard, an Internet company based in Russia.

A review of the several thousand websites hosted by DDoS-Guard is revelatory, as it includes a vast number of phishing sites and domains tied to cybercrime services or forums online.

Experts say DDoS-Guard's business arrangement with a Denver-based publicly traded data center firm could create legal headaches for the latter thanks to the Russian company's support of Hamas.

It is possible that when and if CoreSite decides it's too risky to continue doing business with DDoS-Guard, sites like those affiliated with Hamas, QAnon and 8Chan may become more difficult to reach.

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