Over the weekend, Central Oregon became the target of a coordinated, large-scale distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack attributed to the Aisuru botnet. The attack generated sustained traffic peaks reaching approximately 20 terabits per second, placing it among the larger volumetric events observed in the region to date. Thanks to the defensive architecture and monitoring systems in place at Bend Cloud, customer impact was limited, and overall downtime remained minimal. What Happened The attack began as a rapid escalation of malformed and amplified traffic patterns targeting multiple services hosted in Central Oregon. The traffic profile was consistent with modern botnet behavior: globally distributed sources,...

On April 25th 2023, the Central Oregon Internet Exchange hosted a board meeting. Board updates John Warta stepped down from his position on the board as chairman to allow the position to be filled by someone else. Justin Radke was unanimously voted in to the board. All board members up for reelection were voted in. Jacob Roe-Buer - remained President Tim Howe - remained Vice President/Secretary Michael Phillips - remained Treasurer COIX members Current members include BendTel, Cascade Divide, Link Oregon, Tier.Net, Yellowknife, and Bend Cloud. Potential new members include LSN, TDS, and Cloud Flare. General internet exchange information An...

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