Dark0ne Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Around about 10am today a petulant child who got banned from the site came back with a warning, demanding they be unbanned or they would DDoS the sites until they got their way. Naturally this warning was ignored, as would anyone who made such threats. A little while later the DDoS attacks started and the sites have been up and down a bit. We're no strangers to DDoS attacks, we've had plenty in this site's history so please bare with us while we rectify the actions of a brat. I will say this; I would never be forced in to unbanning someone who went about bringing down the sites in an illegal manner to try and get their way. I'd rather lose these sites completely than let that happen. Update at 2pm GMTThe attacks are still going on but the effects are utterly negligible to you, the user. The malicious traffic isn't even reaching the servers and is simply being blocked by various router and firewall policies. As such service should be "as normal" for all visitors now. Just want to do a shout out to my friends at Krystal, a company I helped found many years ago, who have been hosting the Nexus sites for the past couple of years. As soon as they found out about the problem they had two guys on it and practically stopped the attack within minutes. They continue to provide service above and beyond my expectations. If you're looking for some (UK based) hosting for your website then I could recommend no one better for the job than Krystal hosting, and if you use the coupon code "Nexus" when purchasing you'll get 50% off your order, because they like us and we like them :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogramirad Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Never Give Into That BS. And if there is a way to go after them do the same in spades. You have a business here and when some DH, decides they want to make business decisions for you, you cant let it happen. You Have The Best File Site For Any Game On The Web, and have had so for a very long time now. So Good Luck To You, and Shut That Prick Down and Send Him Packing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aetavicus Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Teach that kid his place =D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReverendTholomewPlague Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Let's all march upon this fool with torches and pitchforks :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark0ne Posted April 18, 2011 Author Share Posted April 18, 2011 Anyone fancy a trip to Latvia? ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flintlockecole Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Latvia huh? I wouldnt mind going back to europe again anywho as long as things werent mauled we should be happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papadopoulos Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 What an idiot. Obviously he was banned with very good reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pottman Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Is everything ok now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominator99 Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 You did the right thing dude.That kid definitely deserves a perma ban for this crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suidery Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 I get that there's probably not a whole lot to do for fun in Latvia, but this is just silly. What a child. Show 'im who's boss, Dark0ne! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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