# 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:** 12
**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, 2:34pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888/222 "2018-04-28T14:34:47Z")
rip hamster ---
**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, 2:35pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888/223 "2018-04-28T14:35:13Z")
its not their fault but if enough people complain about it we could make stuff happen #freeskillpoints? ---
**Author:** ![Sheba\_Moonblood\_Audeles](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/sheba_moonblood_audeles/32/174061_2.png) [@Sheba\_Moonblood\_Audeles](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Sheba_Moonblood_Audeles)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 2:35pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888/224 "2018-04-28T14:35:25Z")
Ah well, it was just a Drake… But muh implants… ---
**Author:** ![Nana\_Skalski](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/nana_skalski/32/489985_2.png) [@Nana\_Skalski](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Nana_Skalski)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 2:35pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888/225 "2018-04-28T14:35:41Z")
I was in game when server was down! 🤨 ---
**Author:** ![Karyn\_Kaundur](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/karyn_kaundur/32/70562_2.png) [@Karyn\_Kaundur](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Karyn_Kaundur)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 2:35pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888/226 "2018-04-28T14:35:44Z")
First, Many systems are more vulnerable during startup. Taking a system down, such as via a DDoS is a legitimate precursor to an infiltration attempt. Second, many infections can be staged and activate on a system start, so implanting then taking it down to engage it is a proven technique as well. Third, by observing the fail sequence, especially repeatedly, you can learn important details about the system and find exploits. This, too, is solid and proven strategy in executing an infiltration. One more for you: if you are reasonably certain a system restart would clear your tracks, forcing it to restart is another means of attempting covering up what you did. Is a DDoS _itself_ a data risk? Likely not; though I’ve seen systems under load begin leaking data. Some people design systems that attempt to fail gracefully and in so doing drop various security features. So while it may not directly be one, it is folly to insist they can not be combined or that a DDoS can’t be part of an infiltration attempt. ---
**Author:** ![Alana\_Packham](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/alana_packham/32/68845_2.png) [@Alana\_Packham](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Alana_Packham)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 2:35pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888/227 "2018-04-28T14:35:44Z")
not to sound like one of the CCP CSM Collaborating mindless ‘yes’ freaks but, it really isn’t CCP’s fault ---
**Author:** ![Aaron\_Wisest](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/aaron_wisest/32/42622_2.png) [@Aaron\_Wisest](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Aaron_Wisest)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 2:35pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888/228 "2018-04-28T14:35:51Z")
CCP doesn’t really deserve complaints for this happening. This is outside of their control. ---
**Author:** ![NightHawk\_Dreamscape](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/nighthawk_dreamscape/32/61361_2.png) [@NightHawk\_Dreamscape](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/NightHawk_Dreamscape)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 2:36pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888/229 "2018-04-28T14:36:14Z")
Technology exists to prevent DDOS attacks from being successful that can be utilized on the firewalls of CCP. Though i’m not gonna go and blame the victim for this, there is something they could’ve done to prevent this from happening to begin with. Then again, for all i know they already have this installed, and this is a new form of a DDOS Attack. ---
**Author:** ![Nina\_Torikoshi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/nina_torikoshi/32/51098_2.png) [@Nina\_Torikoshi](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Nina_Torikoshi)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 2:37pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888/230 "2018-04-28T14:37:01Z")
If you provide an online service/ or run a huge shop you must let in customers. If you have many security people in front of your entrance, people get in and out slowly. If people (Information) get in and out slowly, customers experience delay (lag) the entire day. Now what does a Customer want more: A) Permanent lag coupled with a serious DDoS protection B) Best performance + less security guards, because usually as a shop manager you would not expect terrorists each day or too much additional unexpected data like this. However, A or B, in both cases, during an attack the customer WILL experience delay (lag). #FeelsSad but this is a story about bad people not about the shop owner/ manager ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Kilon\_Alios](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/kilon_alios/32/143258_2.png) [@Kilon\_Alios](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Kilon_Alios)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 2:37pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888/231 "2018-04-28T14:37:39Z")
> [@Celly\_S](#): > > many years for my toons/alts and this is a rare happening. wow that rare, I am impressed ---
**Author:** ![Luke\_Skywalking](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/luke_skywalking/32/157782_2.png) [@Luke\_Skywalking](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Luke_Skywalking)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 2:37pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888/232 "2018-04-28T14:37:42Z")
Although no one wants these DDOS incidents to happen… but to be fair, a lot of mitigation, prevention could have been done. Ever since the attack happened yesterday till now, CCP gave no word of what kind of attack it is… ping of death or udm etc. and what are they doing to prevent a second, or in current context, a third attack. Whenever ■■■■ happens, we try to be patient and u see nice players saying things like, “give it time”, “its not their fault”, "lets be patient… We can empathise with them… but they should also do better in their response. ---
**Author:** ![Sheba\_Moonblood\_Audeles](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/sheba_moonblood_audeles/32/174061_2.png) [@Sheba\_Moonblood\_Audeles](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Sheba_Moonblood_Audeles)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 2:37pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888/233 "2018-04-28T14:37:53Z")
I am jealous, I am soooo noobish with the whole puter thing. Lowly electrician and up to my neck in the whole dark arts. Hard to understand it all. ---
**Author:** ![NightHawk\_Dreamscape](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/nighthawk_dreamscape/32/61361_2.png) [@NightHawk\_Dreamscape](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/NightHawk_Dreamscape)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 2:37pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888/234 "2018-04-28T14:37:55Z")
if you loose ships in space due to servers dropping, you can submit a ticket to have them replaced ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Feltcher](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/mr_feltcher/32/433523_2.png) [@Mr\_Feltcher](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Mr_Feltcher)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 2:38pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888/235 "2018-04-28T14:38:05Z")
They will be trying to stabilise the servers before acting on tickets, give them a chance 8) ---
**Author:** ![YUGE\_TAXES](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/yuge_taxes/32/54891_2.png) [@YUGE\_TAXES](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/YUGE_TAXES)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 2:38pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888/236 "2018-04-28T14:38:12Z")
Lol… no poors. A rattlesnake is expensive to you? Besides CCP does do a good job. They used to get DDos’d all the time back in 07 and they took a lot of measures to prevent it. ---
**Author:** ![Black\_Ambulance](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/black_ambulance/32/48290_2.png) [@Black\_Ambulance](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Black_Ambulance)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 2:38pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888/237 "2018-04-28T14:38:21Z")
you are actually funny ---
**Author:** ![Celly\_S](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/celly_s/32/267335_2.png) [@Celly\_S](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Celly_S)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 2:38pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888/238 "2018-04-28T14:38:24Z")
it would seem I have no choice… wish me luck o/ ---
**Author:** ![Kilon\_Alios](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/kilon_alios/32/143258_2.png) [@Kilon\_Alios](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Kilon_Alios)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 2:38pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888/239 "2018-04-28T14:38:40Z")
> [@Sheba\_Moonblood\_Audeles](#): > > I am jealous, I am soooo noobish with the whole puter thing. Lowly electrician and up to my neck in the whole dark arts. Hard to understand it all. its all about finding a person that can explain it the simple way unfortunately we are a rare breed 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Alana\_Packham](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/alana_packham/32/68845_2.png) [@Alana\_Packham](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Alana_Packham)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 2:38pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888/240 "2018-04-28T14:38:44Z")
I was playing the last time CCP was hit hard by ddos, as far as I’m aware they went to town on preventative measures after that, the fact nothing has gotten through in years means they must have done something right. ---
**Author:** ![Sheba\_Moonblood\_Audeles](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/sheba_moonblood_audeles/32/174061_2.png) [@Sheba\_Moonblood\_Audeles](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Sheba_Moonblood_Audeles)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 2:38pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888/241 "2018-04-28T14:38:45Z")
Yeah you can, maybe even any implants. It was my day to grind missions for SOE and I talked myself up to it. Now, I think I will cut the grass. [Previous page](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888.md?page=11) [Next page](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2018-04-28-11-28-utc-connectivity-issues-ddos-attack/72888.md?page=13)