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Platform Was Collecting Funds for Demonstrations Against COVID-19 Mandates (dangun127) • February 16, 2022
GiveSendGo, a Christian crowdfunding website that had become the go-to platform for donors supporting the Canadian “Freedom Convoy” protests, went offline on Monday following a reported cyberattack in which donor information was allegedly leaked.
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The news comes amid a coordinated protest among truckers – since dubbed the “Freedom Convoy” – against mandatory COVID-19 restrictions. Truckers have blocked Canadian border entrances, a tactic the government said presents danger and has delayed supply chains.
Distributed Denial of Secrets, aka DDoSecrets, a nonprofit whistleblower site for news leaks, reportedly obtained the leaked donor information.
At the time of publication on Wednesday, the GiveSendGo site had been restored. The platform did not immediately respond to Information Security Media Group’s …