I STILL CANT LOG IN ALL USA SITE bol - acr- sportsbetting - nothing its 1pm its been 24 hours or more now can any of you all log-in yet GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR SO ANNOYING
Yep, it is frustrating. Whatever is going on over at BOL/SB, is now happening to WPN. Coincidence? I don't think so. There is a concerted effort to bring down all US-facing poker sites, IMO.
Possible scenarios for this attack?
- US government is launching a cyber attack, just like they purportedly did with the torrent sites not too long ago.
- Some kid is holding all of them for ransom and won't quit the attack until he is paid.
- Some crazed poker player is doing it out of spite because he can't get his money out of the system.
I read in an article that these types of attacks are popular with not only Poker sites, but anything dealing in Bitcoin as well. You may want to check your money sites to see if they are reachable.
In the same article, the attacks are growing in size and vector. The growth in size are due to unsecured IoT devices like smart-watches, of all things. This is all the hacker needs and they are easier to control than a desktop/laptop.