Russian missile strikes take out popular piracy websites
Over the last week, there have been multiple reports that the Russian military has started targeting Ukraine's data centers. Likewise, Norse tracker NordicQuality was also temporarily down for the same reason. Both sites are online again, though don't be surprised if the seas are unsteady for the pirates.The servers for this type of site are rarely directly visible to the internet, relying instead on content delivery networks like Cloudflare.
- ▪Over the last week, there have been multiple reports that the Russian military has started targeting Ukraine's data centers.
- ▪Likewise, Norse tracker NordicQuality was also temporarily down for the same reason.
- ▪Both sites are online again, though don't be surprised if the seas are unsteady for the pirates.The servers for this type of site are rarely directly visible to the internet, relying instead on content delivery networks like Cloudflare.
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Service Providers Web Hosting Russian missile strikes take out popular piracy websites — Russo-Ukrainian war temporarily achieves what lawmakers can't, world's second-biggest torrent tracker suffers 'Direct Destruction of Server' downtime before rebounding News By Bruno Ferreira Published 1 October 2026 As one commenter put it, "DDoS now means Direct Destruction of Servers." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Getty Images) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter The Russo-Ukrainian war has now formally extended to the digital realm.
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