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As to who might have it in for Twitter: the site is so large and visible that the attacker could be anyone...from a lone prankster to a more organized outfit.
Twitter Down Due to Denial of Service Attack (DDoS)
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Pete Cashmore
Pete Cashmore was the founder of Mashable, the leading source of news, information & resources for the Connected Generation. Pete founded Mashable in 2005 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland when he was 19. His passion for sharing how web tools and social networks were transforming human interactions and reshaping cultures drove him to create Mashable.
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