The start of registration for «Total Dictation» was postponed due to a DDoS attack

MOSCOW, April 11 The start of registration for “Total Dictation” is postponed due to a DDoS attack on the site, it was the largest since 2016 , the press service of the “dictation” reported.
Registration for “Total Dictation” opened on April 10.

«»On Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at 7.00 Moscow time, registration for the sites of the global educational campaign «Total Dictation» was opened. At 7:07 Moscow time, messages began to arrive from users who reported the impossibility of registering for sites around the world. At 7: 10, the user load on the site reached a critical size and showed signs of a DDoS attack on the server… As of 15:00 Moscow time on April 11, the opportunity to register for the promotion sites did not appear… The start of registration will be announced on the promotion website and in official groups project on social networks,” the message says.
Director of the Total Dictation Foundation Vyacheslav Belyakov clarified that the project has been facing attacks since 2016, but this year’s situation turned out to be the most widespread.

“The attackers who are preparing these actions, for obvious reasons, choose dates that are critical for the project: the start of registration or the day of the “Total Dictation”. It is difficult to say who is doing this and for what purpose. But regardless of who is doing this and why, this is harm that is caused not only to the project, but also to hundreds of thousands of people around the world who are waiting for the action, preparing for it, worrying about their results. I want to say the only thing: the action will take place in any case, no matter what it costs us «- said Belyakov, his words are quoted in the message.
It is noted that attempts to attack the site’s infrastructure continue, technical services have been working for the second day to fix problems and restore the correct operation of the promotion site, and the organizers admit that they are making every effort to open registration, but cannot announce a specific date and time.
» Total Dictation» is an annual event in the format of a voluntary dictation; everyone can take part in it. The purpose of the action is to show that being literate is important, and studying the Russian language, although not easy, is exciting. The text is written every year by a famous writer specifically for the event. In past years, the capitals were Vladivostok (2018), Tallinn (Estonia) (2019), St. Petersburg (2020), Yakutsk (2021), Yaroslavl (2022) and Nizhny Tagil (2023). In 2024, the capital of dictation is Tomsk.
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