{"id":17749,"date":"2018-06-06T23:11:49","date_gmt":"2018-06-06T23:11:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2018\/06\/06\/fcc-accused-of-misleading-public-over-attack\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:00:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:00:50","slug":"fcc-accused-of-misleading-public-over-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/congress\/2018\/06\/06\/fcc-accused-of-misleading-public-over-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"FCC accused of misleading public over \u2018attack\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials in the Federal Communications Commission \u201cmisled the public\u201d that a distributed denial-of-service-attack disrupted the organization\u2019s website shortly before a 2017 vote to repeal net neutrality, a New Jersey congressman said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a <a href=\"https:\/\/democrats-energycommerce.house.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/pallone-blasts-fcc-on-misleading-cyberattack-claims\">statement<\/a> on June 5, Rep. 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After the HBO show \u201cLast Week Tonight\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=92vuuZt7wak\">urged<\/a> its audience to file public complaints and protect net neutrality, the response was overwhelming by all accounts. The FCC\u2019s website experienced significant delays. The next day, the FCC\u2019s then chief information officer, David Bray, <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.fcc.gov\/public\/attachments\/DOC-344764A1.pdf\">claimed<\/a> the lag was over denial-of-service-attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The FCC has not provided evidence to support its claim. The agency rolled back its net neutrality protections in 2017. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On June 5, Bray doubled down on his accusation that the agency\u2019s slowdown was caused by a DDoS attack. \u201cSomething odd was happening in May 2017,\u201d Bray wrote in a <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@davidbray\/while-i-am-currently-executive-director-for-the-people-centered-internet-coalition-previously-four-93ce38f272e\">Medium<\/a> post. He no longer works at the commission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But statements from current and former FCC officials have not appeased Democrats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The FCC has become \u201cless transparent\u201d amid inquiries into the May, 2017, incident, Pallone and Rep. 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