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| 3rd DDoS attack on internet under way, Dyn alerts customers | 3rd DDoS attack on internet under way, Dyn alerts customers |
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| Dyn, the internet performance management company, is warning its customers that for the third time on Friday a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack is under way. | Dyn, the internet performance management company, is warning its customers that for the third time on Friday a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack is under way. |
| For much of Friday, many internet users, mostly on the US East Coast, have suffered through downed internet service. Amazon, Netflix, PayPal, Reddit, Spotify and Twitter were among the more prominent sites affected, as were many major mainstream news sources. | For much of Friday, many internet users, mostly on the US East Coast, have suffered through downed internet service. Amazon, Netflix, PayPal, Reddit, Spotify and Twitter were among the more prominent sites affected, as were many major mainstream news sources. |
| Dyn DNS Company described the attacks as "well planned and executed, coming from tens of millions of IP addresses at the same time," in a statement to CNBC. | Dyn DNS Company described the attacks as "well planned and executed, coming from tens of millions of IP addresses at the same time," in a statement to CNBC. |
| Around 5:40pm Eastern Time, Dyn released an update, saying, "Our engineers continue to investigate and mitigate several attacks aimed against the Dyn Managed DNS infrastructure." | Around 5:40pm Eastern Time, Dyn released an update, saying, "Our engineers continue to investigate and mitigate several attacks aimed against the Dyn Managed DNS infrastructure." |
| Twitter, which is a client of Dyn, tweeted at 5:23pm Eastern Time through its Twitter Support account that its DDoS attack problems were "resolved." | Twitter, which is a client of Dyn, tweeted at 5:23pm Eastern Time through its Twitter Support account that its DDoS attack problems were "resolved." |
| The Department of Homeland Security is reportedly investigating who is behind the DDoS attack, a popular disruptive tactic whereby a website or service is taken down by manufactured high traffic from a distribution of sources. The White House called it a “criminal act,” according to Reuters. | The Department of Homeland Security is reportedly investigating who is behind the DDoS attack, a popular disruptive tactic whereby a website or service is taken down by manufactured high traffic from a distribution of sources. The White House called it a “criminal act,” according to Reuters. |
| WikiLeaks only added more confusion as to who might be behind the massive DDoS attack, as the whistleblowing site’s Twitter account addressed “supporters,” asking them to stop the new wave of DDoS. | |
| "Mr. Assange is still alive and WikiLeaks is still publishing. We ask supporters to stop taking down the US internet. You proved your point," the tweet said cryptically. | |
| "We have begun monitoring and mitigating a DDoS attack against our Dyn Managed (Domain Name System) infrastructure. Our Engineers are continuing to work on mitigating this issue," Dyn said on its website just before noon Eastern Time. The first attack came hours earlier, around 7:00am. | "We have begun monitoring and mitigating a DDoS attack against our Dyn Managed (Domain Name System) infrastructure. Our Engineers are continuing to work on mitigating this issue," Dyn said on its website just before noon Eastern Time. The first attack came hours earlier, around 7:00am. |