Site Trouble Yesterday?

[Bruce Pennington]

Brian,

Just wondering what happened yesterday afternoon (USA Mountain Time).  Tried a couple times, "Server Not Found" message kept popping up.

[Brian]

I was told there was an issue but by the time I logged in, all was working fine. The whole of SA has had some serious internet disruptions the past few days. Apparently massive DDOS attacks launched against all the ISP's, and most have had some serious problems, so I'm guessing that was part of it. No-one knows why or by whom, but it's a large one, and taken down most of the providers for a bit. I expect there may be some lingering issues over the next few days.

[Bruce Pennington]

Wonder what the thinking or purpose would be for a country-wide attack?  What are they trying to achieve?

[ROKUJURO]

I experienced the shut-off as well.

[Sebuh]

me too, was wondering what happened.

[Brian]

It's all over the news here, and apparently is continuing. 

https://mybroadband.co.za/news/internet/648580-massive-internet-problems-in-south-africa-2.html

[2devnul]

17 hours ago, Bruce Pennington said:

What are they trying to achieve?

Target practice? 

 

And yes, server was unreachable for the first part of the day yesterday.