# 2018/04/28 - 11:28 UTC - Connectivity Issues - DDoS Attack **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Tags:** unscheduled-downtime, official\ **Created:** [April 28, 2018, 12:08pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888 "2018-04-28T12:08:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CCP\_Falcon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/ccp_falcon/32/143229_2.png) [@CCP\_Falcon](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/CCP_Falcon)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 12:08pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888/1 "2018-04-28T12:08:33Z")
Tranquility has been targeted with a number of DDoS attacks today that have affected connectivity and login. Tranquility is now back online and accepting connections, and we offer our sincerest apologies for any inconvenience this is causing. [Please keep an eye on this thread for updates.](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888) Please remember to follow [@EVE\_Status](https://twitter.com/eve_status) on twitter for regular updates. ---
**Author:** ![CCP\_Falcon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/ccp_falcon/32/143229_2.png) [@CCP\_Falcon](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/CCP_Falcon)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 12:08pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888/2 "2018-04-28T12:08:52Z")
# **UPDATES:** ## FIRST ATTACK 11:28 UTC - TQ HAS BEEN HIT BY ANOTHER DDOS ATTACK, WE ARE CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING 12:00 UTC - WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING TO MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF THE ATTACK 12:15 UTC - TRANQUILITY IS NOW RECOVERING FROM THE ATTACK 12:25 UTC - THE CLUSTER SHOULD NOW BE RETURNING TO NORMAL - WE ARE MONITORING ## SECOND ATTACK 14:03 UTC - TRANQUILITY IS CURRENTLY BEING HIT BY A SECOND DDOS ATTACK 14:20 UTC - WE ARE WORKING TO STABILIZE THE TQ CLUSTER AS THE ATTACK IS ONGOING 14:30 UTC - TRANQUILITY WILL BE COMING DOWN FOR A SHORT UNSCHEDULED REBOOT 14:45 UTC - TRANQUILITY IS CURRENTLY BEING RESTARTED IN VIP MODE 14:48 UTC - TRANQUILITY IS BACK ONLINE AND ACCEPTING CONNECTIONS ---
**Author:** ![CCP\_Falcon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/ccp_falcon/32/143229_2.png) [@CCP\_Falcon](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/CCP_Falcon)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 12:11pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888/3 "2018-04-28T12:11:26Z")
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**Author:** ![Dyver\_Phycad](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/dyver_phycad/32/358575_2.png) [@Dyver\_Phycad](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Dyver_Phycad)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 12:13pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888/4 "2018-04-28T12:13:32Z")
Why does the banner notification for this topic not contain the link to this actual topic? @CCP_Avalon, this needs to be fixed. ---
**Author:** ![Aden\_Ordinii](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/aden_ordinii/32/109550_2.png) [@Aden\_Ordinii](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Aden_Ordinii)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 12:13pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888/5 "2018-04-28T12:13:44Z")
Thanks for the Work you do on a weekend. Any Idea why TQ is hit 2 days in a row now? ---
**Author:** ![Evasive\_Shadow\_Assassin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/evasive_shadow_assassin/32/19707_2.png) [@Evasive\_Shadow\_Assassin](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Evasive_Shadow_Assassin)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 11:34am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888/6 "2018-04-28T11:34:59Z")
Grr muchh! Bst of luck ccp in dealing with this again, people are children ---
**Author:** ![Nicolai\_Serkanner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/nicolai_serkanner/32/358049_2.png) [@Nicolai\_Serkanner](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Nicolai_Serkanner)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 11:35am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888/7 "2018-04-28T11:35:29Z")
Yep. Problems again. ---
**Author:** ![Sentry\_Girl](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/sentry_girl/32/456367_2.png) [@Sentry\_Girl](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Sentry_Girl)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 11:38am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888/8 "2018-04-28T11:38:01Z")
What a surprise. This is becoming part of the daily routine. ---
**Author:** ![Trollnald\_Dump](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/trollnald_dump/32/278226_2.png) [@Trollnald\_Dump](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Trollnald_Dump)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 11:41am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888/9 "2018-04-28T11:41:04Z")
It´s not me again. ---
**Author:** ![khalsou](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/khalsou/32/227458_2.png) [@khalsou](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/khalsou)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 11:47am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888/10 "2018-04-28T11:47:27Z")
Looks like the issue is gone but now I can not see several chat windows, so CCP if I loose something expensive you will be hearing from me. never change something that is working fine. ---
**Author:** ![QuakeGod](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/quakegod/32/480339_2.png) [@QuakeGod](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/QuakeGod)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 12:26pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888/11 "2018-04-28T12:26:54Z")
Don’t fly what you can’t afford to lose. Number one rule of EVE… ---
**Author:** ![Doragon\_Ulvbanen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/doragon_ulvbanen/32/69039_2.png) [@Doragon\_Ulvbanen](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Doragon_Ulvbanen)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 12:32pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888/12 "2018-04-28T12:32:34Z")
Is this really happening again? ---
**Author:** ![Darwien\_Deninard](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/darwien_deninard/32/316043_2.png) [@Darwien\_Deninard](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Darwien_Deninard)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 12:42pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888/13 "2018-04-28T12:42:48Z")
At 9:10 BST I stuck in space - cap ship did not align nor warp - 0 speed and when tried safe log off got a message that "trying to activate the warp drive caused safe logoff to abort“. (Video recorded) was it DDOS or a feature ? ---
**Author:** ![slphy\_vansyl](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/slphy_vansyl/32/176986_2.png) [@slphy\_vansyl](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/slphy_vansyl)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 12:46pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888/14 "2018-04-28T12:46:09Z")
some stupid kids losing venture getting revenge! good luck CCP to resolve it ASAP… ---
**Author:** ![Turu\_Warsong](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/turu_warsong/32/69492_2.png) [@Turu\_Warsong](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Turu_Warsong)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 12:46pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888/15 "2018-04-28T12:46:26Z")
quick story of my eve experience > i want to play since 2003 > see game partly f2p > get hyped download game > create first character and play > 1st day: oh its cool game > 2nd day: i start to understand fitting ships. servers DDoS’ed lost my active agency quest > send ticked solved > 3rd day: i complate beginner agency missons. full fit a cormorant as longbow (2mil worth) > 4th day: try jump to get more agency missions. servers DDoS’ed again > i got DC > relog and there is no ship > send ticket and no answer… ---
**Author:** ![FUBARJones](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/fubarjones/32/98587_2.png) [@FUBARJones](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/FUBARJones)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 12:50pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888/16 "2018-04-28T12:50:28Z")
Welcome To EVE. hope you enjoy ---
**Author:** ![Vinston](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/vinston/32/313965_2.png) [@Vinston](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Vinston)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 1:10pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888/17 "2018-04-28T13:10:31Z")
Blizzard must be getting desperate! ---
**Author:** ![Deucey\_D](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/deucey_d/32/316783_2.png) [@Deucey\_D](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Deucey_D)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 1:17pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888/18 "2018-04-28T13:17:17Z")
Yo I hope they give out some free skillpoints or something ---
**Author:** ![Alopex-Lagopus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/alopex-lagopus/32/407823_2.png) [@Alopex-Lagopus](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Alopex-Lagopus)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 1:19pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888/19 "2018-04-28T13:19:43Z")
> [@QuakeGod](#): > > Don’t fly what you can’t afford to lose. Number one rule of EVE… So if you lose all your BPOs and ships and ISK and assets from inside an NPC station you never undocked from… ---
**Author:** ![QuakeGod](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/quakegod/32/480339_2.png) [@QuakeGod](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/QuakeGod)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 1:21pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888/20 "2018-04-28T13:21:24Z")
You can’t lose anything in an NPC station. Thanks to asset safety, you can’t lose anything in a citadel either… [Next page](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888.md?page=2)