The web site is operated by Foundation Source, the nation's largest foundation management firm that supports approximately 1,000 private foundations nationwide with assets ranging from US$250,000 to US$25 million. The DDoS attack, which started on a Friday night, spanned three days and impacted site functionality.
Foundation Source's IT department identified malicious traffic and an unusually high number of active connections, indicating a DDoS attack. By Saturday, the attack had increased in size
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