New DDoS attack kicks in

According to Michal "Carmac" Blicharz, Product Manager of Extreme Masters, ESL has been hit by another DDoS attack.

Yesterday just past noon, we reported about DDoS attacks directed at the ESL network here at CeBIT. A fresh note from Michal "Carmac" Blicharz just kicked in, as he reported to us that the network has once again been hit by a DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack.

Yesterday it played a huge impact on games such as mTw versus Frag eXecutors and fnatic against Evil Geniuses. Until now, there had been no problems with the network and everything had been working fine. But with the DDoS attacks once again starting, it has affected the Quake Live and WoW group stage matches currently being played.

The ESL network is under heavy fire

This also affects the next Counter-Strike games, as there is currently a break for the teams. The games were supposed to resume at 13:30CET, but with the DDoS attacks delaying the two other games, it is very unlikely that Counter-Strike matches will resume at official starting time.

Quizzed about where the attack is coming from, Blicharz stated, "it's from very different ip addresses." Last year, when DDoS attacks knocked, ESL discovered that the attacks had come from China. Stay tuned for updates regarding the attacks and how much delay there will be before Group B resumes.