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Dyn – DDoS Attack (2016)

Jun 04, 2026

Dyn – DDoS Attack (2016)
A massive DDoS attack struck the company Dyn, which controlled the DNS for many websites. As a result, major platforms like Twitter, Netflix, and GitHub crashed. Millions of users were unable to access these sites for several hours.

References

https://developers.cloudflare.com/learning-paths/prevent-ddos-attacks/concepts/ddos-attacks/