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Parliament Site Hit by 142 Million-Request DDoS from China

4/28/2026

Summary

Story summary

Sir David Davis reported a DDoS attack that generated 142 million requests and 800 GB of data.
The site displayed a scheduled-maintenance notice on Tuesday morning and was restored later that day.
Attack traffic first redirected visitors to South-East Asian gambling pages before the flood began.
Most malicious traffic was traced to China, prompting Deputy Speaker Nus Ghani to advise MPs to seek help from Parliamentary Security Department and Parliamentary Digital Service.

History

Historical Context

On 27 April 2007, Estonia faced a massive DDoS attack that shut down banks, ministries and media during the Bronze Soldier dispute. The assault, linked to Russian-aligned hackers, pushed NATO—of which Estonia joined in 2004—to open the Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence in Tallinn in 2008. The event showed state-linked cyber operations can force democratic nations to coordinate digital defences.

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Story summary

Sir David Davis reported a DDoS attack that generated 142 million requests and 800 GB of data.
The site displayed a scheduled-maintenance notice on Tuesday morning and was restored later that day.
Attack traffic first redirected visitors to South-East Asian gambling pages before the flood began.
Most malicious traffic was traced to China, prompting Deputy Speaker Nus Ghani to advise MPs to seek help from Parliamentary Security Department and Parliamentary Digital Service.

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