It seems that the DDoS attacks which took down major UK retailers such as Scan, Aria and Novatech are far from over. We’ve seen reports and experienced issues first hand with sites like CCL Computers, Overclockers UK (and their Forums) and Chillblast all being hit last night and today with the sites being unaccessible.
You can try the sites yourself, but popular up-time checker Down for Everyone is showing similar reports. We’ve even seen Chillblast reporting on Twitter that their services have been down, but seem to be back up at the moment.
Sorry! We're aware https://t.co/xUosG4YUwX website is currently down and are working to get it back up ASAP! pic.twitter.com/C9oG5tsWR9
— Chillblast (@chillblast) October 20, 2015
(Update) https://t.co/xUosG4YUwX is back up and running, sorry for any inconvenience!
— Chillblast (@chillblast) October 20, 2015
What’s weird about this attack is that its specifically PC system integrators and retail websites in the UK, so it seems someone has picked this market as flavour of the week. Scan have reported that they received an email asking for Bitcoins if they want their service restored, but it seems that none of the sites hit so far as stupid enough to pay, as that would open the door for further attacks, nor guarantee their recovery in the first place.
Could this be the same? It certainly seems so and we’ll be keeping an eye on the situation as it develops.
Have you noticed any major UK tech websites down today? Let us know in the comments section below.
