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Russian missile strikes hit Ukraine's data centers, disrupting piracy websites

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Russian missile strikes in Ukraine have impacted popular piracy websites, causing temporary downtime for torrent trackers like 1337x and NordicQuality. These attacks, described as 'Direct Destruction of Server' due to kinetic blasts, highlight a new dimension of the Russo-Ukrainian war extending into the digital infrastructure. Despite these disruptions and previous attempts to shut them down through legal means and blacklisting, these piracy sites continue to operate, indicating the persistent challenge of curbing online piracy. AI

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Russian missile strikes hit Ukraine's data centers, disrupting piracy websites

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Bruno Ferreira ·

    Russian missile strikes take out popular piracy websites

    Over the last week, there have been reports that the Russian military has started targeting Ukraine's datacenters. As one commenter put it, "DDoS now means Direct Destruction of Servers."

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