Website update ...

By Follow the Swans15/12/2015 09:22Tue Dec 15 09:22:24 2015

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The website has been down now for around 24 hours as detailed below. It is hoped to be back shortly as I am now able to work on what I can now do with the host company. I will shortly publish, email and tweet today’s match details.

Apologies for any inconvenience.

Keith

All my sites via the host account were affected by a DDoS (distributed denial of service)- This is a malicious internet attack designed to overload a website with manufactured traffic. It’s illegal, disruptive, and, unfortunately, a reality of the industry in which we operate.

We routinely rebuff DDoS attacks, most of which are invisible to you and do not impact your service. We study each and regularly upgrade our defences. We were attacked on Thursday of last week by a sophisticated and well-known group who promised, and delivered, a further attack today. This group has a history of successfully disrupting other well-known online businesses which often results in several days of downtime. These attacks required us to make major changes and quickly. The best way for us to achieve this was to bring our servers down to implement improvements, a decision we did not take lightly.

We know how painful this has been for you and your business. We have used the time well and our defenses have improved substantially. Thank you for your patience and support throughout this crisis. We are nearly there and hope to fully restore service by early evening.

As always, we care about the Lark Studios Community and will keep you informed. You have no idea how much the messages of support have meant as we’ve burned the midnight oil over the weekend to put things right, and to better position you for the future.

Once again, thank you for your patience and apologies for the inconvenience caused.
Keith