Cloudflare Incident: Difference between revisions

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[[File:OWOT_phishing_warning.png|thumb|Phishing message|238x238px]]

On January 21st, 2025, Cloudflare placed a phishing warning on Our World of Text after an unknown party hit the site with false reports. Six days later, that same party ~~had~~ also reported OWOT's sister website [[Your World of Text]].

On January 21st, 2025, Cloudflare placed a phishing warning on Our World of Text after an unknown party hit the site with false reports. Six days later, that same party also reported OWOT's sister website [[Your World of Text]].

Due to Cloudflare's poor customer support system, both communities had difficulty removing the warning from their sites. But OWOT developer [[Fp|FP]] and YWOT creator [[Andrew Badr]] were able to file disputes with Cloudflare, leading their warnings to be removed on March 11th and April 9th respectively.

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* '''January 27th, 2025:''' OWOT is cleared for the first time

* '''January 27th, 2025:''' YWOT is flagged for phishing

* '''January 29th, 2025:''' OWOT hit with a second phishing warning

* '''January 29th, 2025:''' OWOT is hit with a second phishing warning

* '''March 11th, 2025:''' OWOT cleared a second time

* '''March 11th, 2025:''' OWOT is cleared a second time

* '''March 29th, 2025:''' FP ~~begins working~~ on ~~removing~~ YWOT~~'s warning~~

* '''March 29th, 2025:''' FP files a dispute on behalf of YWOT

* '''April 9th, 2025:''' YWOT cleared

** Andrew Badr had already filed a dispute, but it was ignored by Cloudflare

* '''April 9th, 2025:''' YWOT is cleared

== Community Sentiment ==

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 [[File:OWOT_phishing_warning.png|thumb|Phishing message|238x238px]]
-On January 21st, 2025, Cloudflare placed a phishing warning on Our World of Text after an unknown party hit the site with false reports. Six days later, that same party had also reported OWOT's sister website [[Your World of Text]].
+On January 21st, 2025, Cloudflare placed a phishing warning on Our World of Text after an unknown party hit the site with false reports. Six days later, that same party also reported OWOT's sister website [[Your World of Text]].
 Due to Cloudflare's poor customer support system, both communities had difficulty removing the warning from their sites. But OWOT developer [[Fp|FP]] and YWOT creator [[Andrew Badr]] were able to file disputes with Cloudflare, leading their warnings to be removed on March 11th and April 9th respectively.
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 * '''<u>January 27th, 2025:</u>''' OWOT is cleared for the first time
 * '''<u>January 27th, 2025:</u>''' YWOT is flagged for phishing
-* '''<u>January 29th, 2025:</u>''' OWOT hit with a second phishing warning
+* '''<u>January 29th, 2025:</u>''' OWOT is hit with a second phishing warning
-* '''<u>March 11th, 2025:</u>''' OWOT cleared a second time
+* '''<u>March 11th, 2025:</u>''' OWOT is cleared a second time
-* '''<u>March 29th, 2025:</u>''' FP begins working on removing YWOT's warning
+* '''<u>March 29th, 2025:</u>''' FP files a dispute on behalf of YWOT
-* '''<u>April 9th, 2025:</u>''' YWOT cleared
+** Andrew Badr had already filed a dispute, but it was ignored by Cloudflare
+* '''<u>April 9th, 2025:</u>''' YWOT is cleared
 == Community Sentiment ==