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It is Cloudflare doing the checking. It is making sure you're a real human and not a bot. And I'm getting it a lot more today as well.
I'm also getting a bunch of database errors today. :( See also: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/tech...os-screen.html |
Originally Posted by sbm12
(Post 30015934)
It is Cloudflare doing the checking. It is making sure you're a real human and not a bot. And I'm getting it a lot more today as well.
I'm also getting a bunch of database errors today. :( See also: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/tech...os-screen.html Ditto |
Originally Posted by IBobi
(Post 30015915)
Nothing we can do about this one, folks. It'll stop when the attack ends.
Just FYI, we pay Cloudflare a lot of $ to keep the site up during these attacks. They're our protector. Oh, well, back to Angry Birds and War Robots! |
There is a DDoS / Distributed Denial of Service attack on (at least) FlyerTalk and PPRuNe today. Cloudflare is a service that fights and suppressed DDoS. Until the attack is ended, we will likely be getting Database Error messages or / and Cloudflare intercepts - the latter can end in a frustrating redirect to the FT main page.
If you’re posting anything, select all and copy, so you don’t lose your work if you get a redirect. IB Admin is well aware of the issue and it is being worked on. Thank you for your patience. JDiver, Co-Moderator |
It has to do with Cloudflare...
See admin's most recent reply from the other thread:
Originally Posted by IBobi
(Post 30015915)
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Just FYI, we pay Cloudflare a lot of $ to keep the site up during these attacks. They're our protector. |
Thanks. I saw that thread and didn't suspect from the title that it was related. |
Maybe a horribly stupid question from me, but what would be beneficial of a hacker doing something with FT?
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Originally Posted by COSPILOT
(Post 30016471)
Maybe a horribly stupid question from me, but what would be beneficial of a hacker doing something with FT?
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Originally Posted by IBJoel
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Originally Posted by IBJoel
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I've read about Cloudflare in the news recently.
Not for the best reasons...I'll let others google it if they want. FT is up, so whatever they do seems to be working. |
Originally Posted by COSPILOT
(Post 30016471)
Maybe a horribly stupid question from me, but what would be beneficial of a hacker doing something with FT?
Can we make this a sticky or announcement across all boards? Didn't know what was going on till I googled 'cloudflare flyertalk' after getting errors all day. |
Originally Posted by zitsky
(Post 30016555)
Came here to research and comment on this issue. Yes I understand what it is. It's still annoying. I would expect a more serious response from a/the IB representative, something more than just "whatever".
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Originally Posted by Antarius
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The shrug wasn't about the issue. it was in response to the post wondering why someone would DDOS FT.
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Originally Posted by zitsky
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I get that. My comment stands. This is a DDOS, not a hack per se. Still, what is IB doing to protect this site and protect our personal info, including passwords? This deserves more than a shrug. Whatever.
In any case, if you *are* an expert, you'll surely have different passwords on every single website account you access, so nothing to worry about... |
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