May 10, 2021 at 4:14:54 PM UTC
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Websites
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On May 10, 2021 at 4:14:54 PM UTC, http://www.christianitytoday.com/ was accessible when tested on AS6866 in Cyprus.
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DNS Queries
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195.14.154.101
Query:
IN A www.christianitytoday.com
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12.227.87.140
AS7018 (AT&T Services, Inc.)
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IN AAAA www.christianitytoday.com
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2001:1890:12bb:dea1::777
AS7018 (AT&T Services, Inc.)
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2001:1890:12bb:dea1::777:80: failed (unknown_failure: dial tcp [scrubbed]: connect: no route to host)
12.227.87.140:80: succeeded
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GET https://www.christianitytoday.com/
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