Solana reportedly hit by DDoS attack but network remains online

Solana reportedly hit by DDoS attack but network remains online

The Solana blockchain has reportedly suffered another DDoS attack that temporarily clogged the network, however the network appeared to remain online. Solana's blockchain performance was reportedly hit by a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack over the past 24 hours, however the network appears to have remained online throughout.A DDoS attack generally refers to a large number of coordinated devices, or a botnet overwhelming a network with fake traffic to take it offline. This wouldn't be the first time Solana has suffered this issue, with Cointelegraph reporting in September that....


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