Looks like the hacker took down every server now...

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  1. Ok. But my brother doesn't lie.
    wonderwoman_16, Jul 23, 2015
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  2. Mc is back up
    Tuqueque, Jul 23, 2015
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  3. YAY FINALLY
    FlNLEY, Jul 23, 2015
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  4. Anyone know exactly what happened? I woke up today and everything was fixed. :)
    PenguinDJ, Jul 23, 2015
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  5. that's always fun. i'll share my story too. back when i was in elementary school (aka a long time ago before Windows existed) i went in and edited the autoexec.bat file on every computer in my schools lab to show an animated gif on startup. so the following morning when the first class went in there and booted up the computers all they got was an animated gif of Max Headroom I put on there. they didn't know how to fix this even though it was simple and they ended up paying a guy to come in and re-format all of the computers. not the same as DDoS'ing but it was still funny to me.

    fun times, fun times.
    WayneKramer, Jul 23, 2015
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  6. We're not saying your brother is lying (or at least I'm not), he was just misinformed. These people used a network of computers to send packets of information to Mojang's servers, which prevented legitimate traffic (you and me) from getting online. At least that's how I understand it.
    PenguinDJ, Jul 23, 2015
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  7. Ok, thanks for yours help.
    wonderwoman_16, Jul 23, 2015
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  8. Is that the hackers account? I'm guessing.
    FlNLEY, Jul 23, 2015
    #128
  9. It was their account, but they were not hacking. The account was suspended yesterday.
    PenguinDJ, Jul 23, 2015
    #129
  10. ok.
    FlNLEY, Jul 23, 2015
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  11. just as you went to bed, it got fixed ;D
    Sepp_, Jul 23, 2015
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  12. Between this and him 'making up' the word 'git' (which is quite an offensive word), I suggest you stop repeating what your brother says to you and start researching stuff first.
    synth_apparition, Jul 23, 2015
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  13. Ok.. god!!!!!!!!
    wonderwoman_16, Jul 23, 2015
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  14. Some kid paid to rent a botnet to DDOS Mojang's servers. It was already obvious he wasn't some "master hacker" even more so after he announced it would last X more hours. That's how much time he had paid for.
    NeedsFoodBadly, Jul 23, 2015
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  15. An attack of this size is likely to be more than just a rented botnet or was some sort of backhand deal not normally shown to the public.
    nfell2009, Jul 23, 2015
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  16. Ahh well it make a good thread of everyone flipping tables
    CaptainFoxy_, Jul 23, 2015
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  17. umm.....are you sure?
    Alia_Bear, Jul 23, 2015
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  18. A well-known hacker group called Lizard Squad rents out massive botnets in up to 8 hour increments at a time and 8 hours costs just a little over 100 bucks.

    This guy could have milked it and been like, "It will continue until I get bored." but by announcing how much longer it would last he basically just told everyone that he's some kid with a credit card.
    NeedsFoodBadly, Jul 23, 2015
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  19. Lizard Squad think that 'HOICSquad' are a joke, as evidenced by their Twitter 'conversation' with them.
    synth_apparition, Jul 23, 2015
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  20. Not Certain there would be a hacker there wouldn't....... he/she must have logged some of mojang's files thrus making a server authentication down just like that, but not a hacker its eather that or ........ (msg) me for more info im sure this might happen in 2015-2016 well hope not ;) happy hopes- 2015-2016 Radecss
    Radecss, Jul 25, 2015
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