Someone is trying to take down the Drudge Report — and it's a mystery who's behind it

Business Insider ^ | Oliver Darcy

[Beave Meister]

The Drudge Report, the highly trafficked conservative news website, has been knocked offline for extended periods of time over the course of the last two weeks, succumbing to large distributed denial of service attacks, according to its founder, Matt Drudge.

And it's a mystery who's behind it all.

Drudge wrote on Twitter that a December 30 attack was the "biggest DDoS since [the] site's inception."

A DDoS attack is executed by using hijacked computers or electronic devices to flood a website with redundant requests, aiming to overload the website's hosting server and render it unavailable.

[stars & stripes forever]

Attacks on conservative sites, including Free Republic, have increased since America gave the internet away.

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

They must be removed from any possibility of influence.

[Rannug]

Hillary is getting sloppy in her old age...

I imagine she has always been sloppy in that way.

[samtheman]

That is a great article.

[SgtHooper]

Is that you, Jeh!?

[SgtHooper]

Check with your Kru-shchev as there may be something in the food.

[Ezekiel]

Oh my. Another day and you all are still at it.

I can understand why Tax-chick has been too busy to weigh in, though.

She had to iron curtains.

[Windflier]

I can understand why Tax-chick has been too busy to weigh in, though. She had to iron curtains.

I've been wondering why our Ozzie friend, naturalman, hasn't chimed in.

He's probably busy watching a Roo ski.

[Tax-chick]

You people are a stitch, no doubt about it.

I’ve got a kid working on test prep, so I rarely get a turn on the computer.

[Windflier]

You people are a stitch, no doubt about it.

Thanks. I'm glad we could bring a smile.

[Ezekiel]

I've been wondering why our Ozzie friend, naturalman, hasn't chimed in. He's probably busy watching a Roo ski.

He ought to bounce back, no need for Yalta worry.

[Windflier]

He ought to bounce back, no need for Yalta worry.

I ain't tryin to Russia 'im. He can tAKe all the time he wants.

[Ezekiel]

Haha, what, 47 days, weeks? There might be a Kalash in his schedule.

[Windflier]

Yuri ‘larious, my friend.

[Tax-chick]

I’m in awe.

[BykrBayb]

Me too. I’m out of my league with these guys. I was a little disappointed that they haven’t mentioned Al Gorbachev to hand it to them, they’re good!

[Tax-chick]

Gah!

Just when I could use Tom the Son to generate Russian puns, he’s got headphones on and can’t say anything but “What”?

“La la why don’t you get a job?” as the song says.

[pa_dweller]

He's probably busy watching a Roo ski.

I saw a Murman ski once.

[null and void]

He should Trotski in any moment...