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FCC lied about DDOS to cover up extent of net neutrality support

2018-06-10 01:08:03.106585+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

FCC Emails Show Agency Spread Lies to Bolster Dubious DDoS Attack Claims

The FCC has been unwilling or unable to produce any evidence an attack occurred—not to the reporters who’ve requested and even sued over it, and not to U.S. lawmakers who’ve demanded to see it. Instead, the agency conducted a quiet campaign to bolster its cyberattack story with the aid of friendly and easily duped reporters, chiefly by spreading word of an earlier cyberattack that its own security staff say never happened.

E-Mails Show FCC Made Up DDOS Attack To Downplay The 'John Oliver Effect'

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