The royal family’s website was recently offline from a bombardment of attacks by Russian hackers. It was offline for two hours, displaying an error message following what is called “a denial of service attack.”
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Just last month, King Charles spoke at France’s senate chamber and proclaimed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine an unprovoked assault. He also reinforced his support of Ukraine, saying, “we stand in resolute solidarity with the Ukrainian people. Together, we are steadfast in our determination Ukraine will triumph, and that our cherished freedoms will prevail.”
Royal Family’s Website Attacked Despite Queen Elizabeth’s Attempts To Strengthen It Against Hackers
Before Queen Elizabeth passed away, she learned that the Royal Family were a high profile target and took measures to secure their website, which is sort of their gateway to the world.
However, recently, the website malfunctioned due to deliberate bombardment with access requests, leaving it vulnerable and not able to cope with the demands. This is different from the type of hacking that lets the hacker gain access to the backend of the website.
It is understood the website crashed around 10:20 am on October 1 and remained so for two hours. Shortly after it malfunctioned, Russian hackers claimed responsibility for it.
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KillMilk, the alleged leader of the Russian hacktivist group KillNet, was named as the perpetrator in a Telegraph post.
A source told The Sun Online: “The website wasn’t hacked. It was a denial of service attack. This is when a site is bombarded with access requests. The royal household’s systems and content was not accessed.”
However, the source refused to acknowledge the identity of the hacker, saying, “We can’t say yet who was responsible.”
Even though Buckingham Palace declined to comment, it is understood that IT experts for the Royal Family have fully restored the website.
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