Wikipedia whacked in weekend DDoS attack
Wikipedia blames 'malicious attack' on 'bad faith actors'

Wikipedia was taken offline in parts of the world over the weekend in a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. The site we nt down at around 7pm BST on Friday, affecting millions of users throughout...
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