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I was about to install the Tor Browser into a new VM, but found that https://www.torproject.org is down as of ~0000 on 25-Feb-2018 GMT.
I checked with several browsers on several hosts, but no soap. What's more,
http://www.isitdownrightnow.com/torproject.org.html and https://isitup.org/www.torproject.org both agree.
Is this a DDOS? Recovery from a hack? Fallout from the recent announcement?
I searched around the web and didn't find anything about this, except for a July, 2017 Reddit post complaining that the site was down.
The browser is still available on Github and, I assume, other download sites/mechanisms.
I wonder what's going on?
Tor Project Website Has Been Down For A Bit
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Frankfort, Kentucky, makes it against the law to shoot off a policeman's tie.
(Score: 2) by realDonaldTrump on Sunday February 25 2018, @02:15AM (2 children)
They're getting a new leader. Because Director Shari Steele is quitting at the end of the year. So there's a lot to erase from the website. Believe me, there always is when there's a change of leadership.
(Score: 1) by Ethanol-fueled on Sunday February 25 2018, @03:08AM (1 child)
That's Good news for metalheads: Shari Steele == Roger Daltry. Whooooo, are you? Ooo-Ooh? Ooo-Ooh?
(Score: 2) by NotSanguine on Sunday February 25 2018, @03:27AM
Don't make fun of that song, eth.
The first verse [youtu.be] describes almost every weekend of my 20's precisely.
Of all people, I'd think you could relate.
No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical. --Niels Bohr
(Score: 2) by takyon on Sunday February 25 2018, @02:18AM (4 children)
I can't load it, and now is the time for conspiracy theories.
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(Score: 2) by NotSanguine on Sunday February 25 2018, @02:20AM (3 children)
My thoughts exactly!
No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical. --Niels Bohr
(Score: 3, Informative) by takyon on Sunday February 25 2018, @02:36AM (2 children)
I like to check Twitter when a site I use is down. One of the few flat out good uses of Twitter.
Make sure to switch to "Latest" [twitter.com] whenever you do that since it cuts down on older stuff.
This person has said repeatedly that they know about it and are working on it. [twitter.com]
Also check @torproject [twitter.com] (nothing there about it yet).
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(Score: 2) by NotSanguine on Sunday February 25 2018, @02:56AM
Thanks for the detail.
I generally won't go near twitspace, so I appreciate you doing so!
Hmm...I'm thinking Clinton death squads [pinterest.co.uk] as the culprit here.
No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical. --Niels Bohr
(Score: 2) by NotSanguine on Sunday February 25 2018, @04:02AM
A little more info:
dig @8.8.8.8 www.torproject.org
[...];; ANSWER SECTION:
www.torproject.org. 139 IN A 154.35.175.245
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PING www.torproject.org (154.35.175.245) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 154.35.175.245 (154.35.175.245): icmp_seq=1 ttl=248 time=27.1 ms
64 bytes from 154.35.175.245 (154.35.175.245): icmp_seq=2 ttl=248 time=26.9 ms
64 bytes from 154.35.175.245 (154.35.175.245): icmp_seq=3 ttl=248 time=27.5 ms
64 bytes from 154.35.175.245 (154.35.175.245): icmp_seq=4 ttl=248 time=27.7 ms
64 bytes from 154.35.175.245 (154.35.175.245): icmp_seq=5 ttl=248 time=27.1 ms
--- www.torproject.org ping statistics ---
5 packets transmitted, 5 received, 0% packet loss, time 4006ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 26.905/27.299/27.797/0.387 ms
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[xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx ~]# telnet www.torproject.org 80
Trying 154.35.175.245...
Connected to www.torproject.org.
Escape character is '^]'.
get /
Connection closed by foreign host.
[xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx ~]# telnet www.torproject.org 443
Trying 154.35.175.245...
Connected to www.torproject.org.
Escape character is '^]'.
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And yet, in a browser the URLs http[s]://www.torproject.org both return:
This site can’t be reached
www.torproject.org took too long to respond.
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This is starting to look more suspicious, whether that be site corruption, pwnage or other issue.
Definitely time to panic. Run Away!!!
No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical. --Niels Bohr
(Score: 2) by NotSanguine on Sunday February 25 2018, @10:38AM (2 children)
Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead.
No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical. --Niels Bohr
(Score: 2) by takyon on Sunday February 25 2018, @09:14PM (1 child)
not anymore [torproject.org]
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(Score: 2) by NotSanguine on Monday February 26 2018, @01:15AM
Thanks for the update Takyon.
I wonder if we'll ever know if I was right?
No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical. --Niels Bohr