The Masked Tulip Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 OT I know but just wanted to ask this question quickly - is the BBC site down? Can't hit it with any of my browsers or to any of th BBC links I frequent. iplayer is unobtainable also. Just wondering if it is me or a Denial of Service attack. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The General Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 OT I know but just wanted to ask this question quickly - is the BBC site down? Can't hit it with any of my browsers or to any of th BBC links I frequent. iplayer is unobtainable also. Just wondering if it is me or a Denial of Service attack. yep fecked. 240 volt reset required Quote Link to post Share on other sites
simonp Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 yeah, looks down Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Masked Tulip Posted March 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 Thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mattley Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 iPlayer too Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Topher Bear Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 yep, here also!! I thought it was my laptop causing me jip, its getting old and slow and was struggling with all my utility and phone checks ahead of move, so I rebooted my machine. then thought maybe i'd caught a virus in explorer so tried firefox, and now the mobile...zilch, nowt, nothing! Can I call a Black Wednesday thread now then? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The General Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 yep, here also!! I thought it was my laptop causing me jip, its getting old and slow and was struggling with all my utility and phone checks ahead of move, so I rebooted my machine. then thought maybe i'd caught a virus in explorer so tried firefox, and now the mobile...zilch, nowt, nothing! Can I call a Black Wednesday thread now then? its DNS related, im not getting any resolves...did someone forget to renew with register.com lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
newbie Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 Looks like Ghaddaffi's cyber-counter-attack has succeeded. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
southmartin Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 Looks like Ghaddaffi's cyber-counter-attack has succeeded. Trending on twitter too. Does anyone know if Radio 4 are still broadcasting?? If not this could be the black swan!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Masked Tulip Posted March 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 Trending on twitter too. Does anyone know if Radio 4 are still broadcasting?? If not this could be the black swan!! Fivelive is saying it is a network outage. I wonder how much their IT boys get paid. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thecrashingisles Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 Rolling BBC-blackouts will be the norm if they don't get their licence fee increase. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alan B'Stard MP Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 I can still get into my favourite Cbeebies links. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
montesquieu Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 I can still get into my favourite Cbeebies links. I'm getting in OK. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
southmartin Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 I'm getting in OK. Yup, it's back up, and that story about Mandelson, Pudsey bear and the sausages seems to have vanished.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bob Loblaw Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 Yup, it's back up, and that story about Mandelson, Pudsey bear and the sausages seems to have vanished.... Was an attack by Anonymous apparently: Citizens of Great Britain You and your fellow citizens have no advocates for your well-being and no one genuinely committed to defending your interests. Each government that hides behind the facade of your fake democracy has in reality been the puppet of international big business and media propagandists. Agents of the establishment use fear, misdirection, intimidation and even violence to perpetuate their hold over the population and, worst of all, the tax revenue of your fellow citizens regularly goes towards bankrolling the government sanctioned class war against you. On the other end of the spectrum, at the grassroots of your society, those who claim to be looking out for your interests are interested only in creating their own narcissistic personality cults or reaping the profits that come with presenting themselves as a "leader of the working class" while masking themselves in the dogma of political idealism. The wealth of the United Kingdom has now turned into the personification of many of its problems. The top earners now buy their way into the governments favour and bankers who helped precipitate the previous crisis received £850 Billion of your own taxes while the poor are left to starve and suffer. While the financial sector is poised to distribute record profits and bonuses to its cronies and accomplices, the government has decided that the average hard working citizen must suffer record levels of austerity and hardship to pay for this disaster. Internationally, the governments of the UK have also supported some of the world’s most bloodthirsty tyrants. From Margaret Thatcher's support of the Chilean fascist Augusto Pinochet, to Tony Blairs recent pledge of solidarity to Egypt's Hosni Mubarak during the uprising. The sales of tear gas, machine guns and arms components to these regimens over the last two years show that the foreign policy of the United Kingdom has been one of continuing empire which has been implemented at the expense of some of the world’s most vulnerable people and financed by the hard-earned money of desperate British citizens. The history of the United Kingdom is one of continuing empire, provocation and war. This situation is no longer acceptable. We in Anonymous sense your displeasure and we also note the ever increasing tide of propaganda and the iron fist of the state being used more and more often to put down dissent before it begins. The law is no longer the protector of the citizens, but the protector of the wealthy few from the many who have very little. It is almost impossible to fight the government when working inside the laws that the government makes because, more often than not, such laws are designed to prevent those with legitimate grievances from doing this. Justice is now merely a commodity which only the wealthy can afford. Anonymous is aware of the anger that seethes under the facade of your country's diplomatic image. We hereby incite your people to rebellion against the establishment which has suppressed you generation upon generation. It is time to take a stand and realise that solutions will not be found in the corruption of mainstream politics. You must seize the opportunity to rally for freedom. Anonymous stands with you in this struggle and will fight alongside you in the battle for permanent change. Let your enemies stand forewarned. We are Anonymous. We are Legion. We do not Forgive. We do not Forget. Expect us. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheCountOfNowhere Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 Was an attack by Anonymous apparently: That's hilarious. I'm not expecting we see them again !!! Im sure the government will not rest till anyone hacking into their propaganda machine is locked up and the key thrown away....though they'll still have access to a computer in prison...human rights and all that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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