Archive.today Users Unwittingly Involved in DDoS Attack Against Blogger

Archive.today Users Unwittingly Involved in DDoS Attack Against Blogger

First seen 10 Feb 2026, 22:20 UTC •Heise.DeCybernewsDiggTechspotTomshardware+13 •27.3

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Archive.today is directing its visitors to unknowingly participate in a DDoS attack against Finnish blogger Janni Pa. A hidden JavaScript script on the site sends requests to the blogger's website every 300 milliseconds while users solve a CAPTCHA. This attack appears to stem from a personal vendetta related to a blog post by the affected party.

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2026-02-10
DDoS attack against Finnish blogger reported involving Archive.today

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