AT&T Statement Regarding img.4chan.org

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: "BALMORIS, MICHAEL F (ATTSI)" <mb8156 () att com>
Date: July 27, 2009 5:24:53 PM EDT
To: <dave () farber net>
Subject: AT&T Statement Regarding img.4chan.org

FYI---

We have a statement re: the 4chan.org issue and it has been posted to  
our public policy microsite:  http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=4800&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=26970

I've also pasted it below:


AT&T Statement Regarding img.4chan.org





Dallas, Texas, July 27, 2009

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Beginning Friday, an AT&T customer was impacted by a denial-of-service  
attack stemming from IP addresses connected to img.4chan.org. To  
prevent this attack from disrupting service for the impacted AT&T  
customer, and to prevent the attack from spreading to impact our other  
customers, AT&T temporarily blocked access to the IP addresses in  
question for our customers. This action was in no way related to the  
content at img.4chan.org; our focus was on protecting our customers  
from malicious traffic.

Overnight Sunday, after we determined the denial-of-service threat no  
longer existed, AT&T removed the block on the IP addresses in  
question. We will continue to monitor for denial-of-service activity  
and any malicious traffic to protect our customers.

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Michael Balmoris
Executive Director, Public Affairs
AT&T Services, Inc.
1120 20th Street, NW, Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20036
Office: 202.457.3008
Mobile: 202.907.6453
Email: michael.balmoris () att com






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