MANCHESTER, NH - Several cyber resources were halted last Friday when a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack hit internet performance management company Dyn, causing a ripple effect through medias like Twitter, PayPal, Credit Karma, and many more.
As we reported previously in our sister publication The Snack Magazine, a DDoS attack has a much broader definition for network security professionals. In typical DDoS attacks, however, the aggressor will flood a web server with so much bogus traffic from all kinds of different sources that it cripples itself and ultimately shuts down.
The White House Press Secretary commented that the Department of Homeland Security is currently investigating the attacks, according to news source Techcrunch, which has even affected several news outlets, including:
- CNN
- Wall Street Journal
- Fox News
- The New York Times
- Weather.com
- CNBC
- Fortune
As of late Friday afternoon, Techcrunch reported that Dyn said it’s investigating another DDoS attack, and is continuing to attempt to “mitigate” the issue.
While problems were experienced across the nation, most affected customers resided on the East Coast, specifically Managed DNS customers.
One of the easiest forms of cyber attacks, AndNowUKnow has fallen victim to a DDos attack in the past, as well as key names like Microsoft, Google, Visa, and MasterCard. We will report as more information becomes known.
