'Cyber-racism': UK Black History Month website attacked
by Haroon Siddique from Technology | The Guardian on (#3ZZQX)
Site brought down for second time in 24 hours, with first attack traced to Doncaster
The UK Black History Month website has been brought down by hackers for a second time in 24 hours in what its editors believe to be a case of "cyber-racism".
The website, which includes resources for schools and details of forthcoming events, first fell prey to a cyber-attack at 8.45am on Monday. Its IT team worked through the night and the site came back online on Tuesday morning, but was attacked again. It was again restored on Tuesday afternoon, but the website's editors warned that further attacks were possible.
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