(WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/30/2023) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned cyberattacks originating in Israel that targeted the American Muslim fundraising platform LaunchGood, which is hosting humanitarian aid campaigns for Gaza.
In a tweet, LaunchGood founder and CEO Chris Blauvelt said that “hackers, most likely in Israel, launched a Distributed Denial of Service Attack on LaunchGood that sent over 1 billion requests to our website from bots to try and crash our servers.” According to Blauvelt, the estimated monetary value of donations that could not be made while the website was under attack is $300,000. LaunchGood was restored to full service within hours and no other functions were disrupted.
SEE: Chris Blauvelt’s Tweet
In a statement, CAIR Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell said:
“LaunchGood is a widely respected and impactful platform that has delivered hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to people in need. Launching cyberattacks to stop Americans from donating to help innocent men, women and children of Gaza is nothing short of pure evil. We condemn these attacks and the broader efforts by supporters of the far-right Israeli government to silence Muslim voices speaking out for the Palestinian people.”
CAIR’s mission is to protect civil rights, enhance understanding of Islam, promote justice, and empower American Muslims.
La misión de CAIR es proteger las libertades civiles, mejorar la comprensión del Islam, promover la justicia, y empoderar a los musulmanes en los Estados Unidos.
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CONTACT: CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell, 404-285-9530, [email protected]; CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw, 202-742-6448, [email protected]; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, [email protected]; CAIR National Communications Manager Ismail Allison, 202-770-6280, [email protected]