Minecraft.net being DDOSed

[Ennui]

Looks like some butthurt pissy hacker aspies are ddosing the minecraft server with a botnet. Saw this on the minecraft forums, allegedly its written by the attackers but it might just be some troll claiming responsibility:

Minecraft is currently experiencing a stimulation provided by us.

It's purpose is to send Notch a clear message of how the future of minecraft will turn out unless he gets to work, namely by influencing the amount of sales taking place, due to the attacks.

Start providing your customers with the updates that you promise them.

We have roughly 83,000 bots available, and preserved for this seizure, we could if we wanted to keep this going for weeks, however we have decided to give it a week, and see whether or not your attitude, and commitment will change, we believe it will when money stops rolling in for the time being...

anyhow, no we're not from roblox, or any other minecraft clone, not to mention none of us have been around 4chan for years, and nor has any real 4channers for that matter, its all newfags now, and has been for quite a few years.

Good luck with the sales mr.notch, lol.

HURR. Hopefully Notch's server guys can get the attack sorted out before a week goes by but for the moment it seems sales and multiplayer authentication are down until further notice.

By the way, the Minecraftforums thread in question is a goldmine of clueless idiocy. Those forums are absolutely awful. Half the people in the thread are like LOL TRACK DOWN THE 4CHAN NOOB HACKER IP ADDRESS LOLOLOL like someone running a botnet that big is going to be traceable. Especially lol are the guys that are like JUST STAY CALM EVERYONE WE'LL GET THROUGH THIS like it's some kind of cataclysmic event.

 

[Krynn72]

I particularly liked the mini rant about 4chan being all newfags. Butthurt irrelevance makes me smile.

And do they not know that a rather significant update is coming out next week?

 

[Warped]

Minecraft gets publicity even when its bad!

 

[Lobster]

It always interests me how people define the word "promise".

 

[Eejit]

I particularly liked the mini rant about 4chan being all newfags. Butthurt irrelevance makes me smile.

Yeah that was amusing. "bitterentitledvetfags"?

 

[sixteenth]

Wait... I don't understand. Aren't we getting an October 30th update? What's the point of this..

 

[Raziaar]

Honestly, why does this shit have to happen when we migrate our server? Seriously, what the ****.

 

[YROC]

dem script kiddies

 

[kineaesth]

omg 4ch hackers have struck again

everyone hide omg terrify

 

[Robbo]

Good thing these guys aren't Valve fans waiting for Ep 3. They would have set off bombs by now :S

Also how is taking up the developers time with this shit and slowing his revenue stream going to help get updates out faster.

 

[lord_raken]

What a dick. If he thinks this will get him what he wants he is as much an idiot as he is an asshole.

Or he may just be some troll with no real goal... either way... he's a dick.

 

[Bad^Hat]

GODDAMNIT NOTCH, YOU SELFISH ASSHOLE, YOU CHAIN YOURSELF TO THAT ****ING DESK AND YOU CODE LIKE THE MONKEY YOU ARE UNTIL WE ARE SATISFIED WITH OUR TEN EURO PURCHASE.

 

[ríomhaire]

How do people not understand that setting up a ****ing company takes some time out of the rest of your schedule. You don't just register on makeacompany.org and pay a once-off fee.

 

[JesusToast]

I like the whole "We're going to block access to your stuff so you can deal with that instead of working on the Halloween update so you'll work on an update" aspect of it.