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DoS Attack Forces EVE Online Offline

Posted by timothy on from the tried-turning-it-off-and-back-on-again dept.

Resorting to the out-of-band messaging that is Facebook, CCP Games has announced that "At 02:05 GMT June 2nd, CCP became aware of a significant and sustained distributed denial-of-service attack (DDoS) against the Tranquility cluster (which houses EVE Online and DUST 514) and web servers."

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  1. Wow, finally a timely Slashdot story! by GodfatherofSoul · · Score: 5, Funny

    I was just wondering why I couldn't log in! I criticize you guys a lot, gotta give you props this time.

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    1. Re:Wow, finally a timely Slashdot story! by MtHuurne · · Score: 5, Funny

      Now we know what Slashdot editors do all day ;)

    2. Re:Wow, finally a timely Slashdot story! by fuzzyfuzzyfungus · · Score: 5, Funny

      All it means is that a Bitcoin angle to this story will be revealed later.

      The raspberry Pi is working as fast as it can; but the angle isn't quite finished yet...

  2. EVE Offline by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    That is all.

  3. Internet Spaceships by Airdorn · · Score: 5, Funny

    They need to get this sorted ASAP. I have important Internet spaceship business to tend to and it really can't wait any longer.

  4. Re:Why by osu-neko · · Score: 5, Funny

    Nerds should not attack other nerds. :P

    Um... you haven't actually played EVE Online, have you? xD

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  5. Re:How can you DDoS an MMO? by sgbett · · Score: 5, Funny

    You should be in charge of the whole internet. You got it all figured out.

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  6. Re:Correction by Dachannien · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I don't really want to get into details here because it gets really technical,

    This is Slashdot. What else is Slashdot good for, if not "really technical"?

  7. Re:The wives of EVE by powerlord · · Score: 5, Funny

    Will rejoice

    All the countless Wives, Girlfriends, significant others, etc. ... wait ... I think I know who might be behind this. ...

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  8. Re:The wives of EVE by Corbets · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Wives? Girlfriends? Obviously, you've never met anyone who plays EVE Online.