The founder of Telegram, Pavel Durov, suggested that the DDoS attack on the messenger, which occurred on Wednesday and caused service disruptions, may have been orchestrated by the Chinese government.
The founder of Telegram wrote on Twitter that the DDoS attack predominantly utilized Chinese IP addresses. He also emphasized that historically, the largest DDoS attacks on Telegram coincide with the timing of protests in Hong Kong, and this case was no exception.
The Telegram messenger is actively used by residents of Hong Kong, as it allows them to avoid detection while organizing and coordinating protests. The attack on Telegram may indicate that the Chinese government is trying to disrupt the messenger's operations and limit its effectiveness as a tool for organizing large-scale protests.
IP addresses coming mostly from China. Historically, all state actor-sized DDoS (200-400 Gb/s of junk) we experienced coincided in time with protests in Hong Kong (coordinated on ). This case was not an exception.
â Pavel Durov (@durov)
According to network sources, applications like Telegram and Firechat, which allow encrypted messaging, are currently very popular among users in the App Store in Hong Kong. This is not surprising, as many protesters try to conceal their identities. In addition to using messengers that transmit data in encrypted form, protesters also try to conceal their faces to avoid identification by facial recognition systems.
It is worth noting that a massive protest against the amendments to the extradition law was held in Hong Kong on Wednesday. Dissatisfied citizens erected barricades and clashed with the police near the legislative assembly complex in Hong Kong. This led to the cancellation of the parliamentary session, during which the amendments were to be discussed.
Burimi: 3dnews.ru
