DDOS ATTACK on WiredSurf

WiredSurf is still under DDOS attack. It is still unacessible this morning when I surfed today. Here is the official explanation from WiredSurf:

DDOS ATTACK

Last night we posted this on our blog as it was the only way to communicate with our members:

DDOS ATTACK UPDATE

We have received information from RackSpace. Apparantely, our website will be down for 24 hours and then accessible again.

Here is the email we received:
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I regret to inform you that we have been forced to null-route the ip address due to the amount of traffic that was incoming to your server.

It appears that they were sending over 80MB/s at your website, which was to much to be able to block with conventional means, the ip address will continue to be null-routed for 24 hours, at which point should be accessible again.

If you have any additional questions or concerns please let us know!

We will therefore call every day until the site is back up a free surf day. Members will only be credited when the site is back online since all administrative areas are now inaccessible to us. All payments through Insta Pay for today will be paid as we have an offline copy of pending payments, however Insta Pay payments for tomorrow will only be able to be paid when the site comes back online.

Please be patient with us, as we continue to work with Rack Space and resolve this issue.
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It looks as though RackSpace has stopped the attack and we're back in business. Our surf bar will be activated this morning and you will be back to surfing.

Usually DDOS attacks can take a site down for days, but this shows just how capable and professional the team at RackSpace is, and we're truly appreciative.


The Cash Box Program

Our team has created a member appreciation program, that we've called, THE CASH BOX. This program rewards members with cash prizes as well as free coupons enabling the to use the Insta Pay program at no cost.

If you would like to find out what our new member appreciation program is all about, please visit this thread for details:

http://www.surfingwire.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1753

We have a feature page displaying the Cash Box program as well as a special question and answer sheet set up for those who want more information.

The Cash Box program does not cost you anything and you are not required to do ANYTHING in order to win cash, other than to stay active.

Here's to a new month and an exciting summer ahead!

Richard, Cameron, Jane & David
Wired Surf
http://www.wiredsurf.com