DDoS Attack Confirmed

[Vespar]

http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...c98757b05b88f3

SE, I hope you are able to come up with a method to stop the attacks.

[Asierid]

Because you can just flip a switch, right.

[Sylve]

http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...c98757b05b88f3

SE, I hope you are able to come up with a method to stop the attacks.

The nature of a DDOS attack makes it incredibly difficult to prevent. The only guaranteed way to stop it is to block ALL incoming traffic, but that kills your legit connections too. And then it just starts back up again once the block is lifted.

[Metabug]

Time to upgrade your hardware, SE. Good luck

[Tiggy]

Time to upgrade your hardware, SE. Good luck

That's not how you fix DDoS attacks. Not at all.

[Limecat]

That's not how you fix DDoS attacks. Not at all.

Ah, but what if they're being DDoSed because someone has gone bonkers dealing with the normal lag/Level3 problems, and they're hoping to goad SE into opening its wallet and getting better equipment/internets? *grouchomarxeyebrowwiggle*

[Ultimatecalibur]

Considering that WoW was just hit by a DDoS last Thursday, I would put money on it being the same group just shifting targets.

[Snugglebutt]

Considering that WoW was just hit by a DDoS last Thursday, I would put money on it being the same group just shifting targets.

I don't think so. The DDoS on their servers was probably from someone lashing out due to the many problems their severs had when expansion came out. Someone butthurt probably due to not being able to play while they fixed the issues. This DDoS is (due to the timing) probably someone else who is butthurt over the changes to coil which just happened. I doubt it is a group or one person doing it to both...which is not to say such a scenario is impossible but highly unlikely in my opinion. DDoS canons and other such tools are rented out to individuals so does not require having to be some group with a grand agenda or political agenda by another nations citizens to be the cause of it. Such groups are rare, what is not rare is individuals renting these canons to target servers of companies whom did something they do not like.

[Bucy]

Ah, but what if they're being DDoSed because someone has gone bonkers dealing with the normal lag/Level3 problems, and they're hoping to goad SE into opening its wallet and getting better equipment/internets? *grouchomarxeyebrowwiggle*

Why you blaming ninjas?...
Probably because it is obviously ninjas :s

[Limecat]

Why you blaming ninjas?...
Probably because it is obviously ninjas :s

You may be on to something there. It could be a shaped attack that only lets select IP ranges of a few NINs stay logged in, so they can more easily get in-progress runs and only have to wait a few minutes to get a fresh DF group.