PEcash Fights DDoS Attack

KCX · 2004-09-13, 02:15 PM

PEcash fights DDoS attack

The entire network of PEcash online stores has been under an intense DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack that began on Friday, September 10th and has continued to ramp up through today.
By Saturday morning September 11th, all attempts to increase server performance and increase bandwidth had failed. By Saturday afternoon we had an agreement with THE best DDoS protection service available.
It has taken another 24-48 hours to implement this service, tweak the service and propagate the DNS that brings all our relocated stores back online.

As of this morning, Monday September 13th we are 100% fully restored.
We are continuing to monitor the situation.

The good news is that our agreement with the DDoS protection service keeps us protected from DDoS attacks in the future. In fact, we are so impressed with the service and their technicians that we would not consider doing business without them from this point forward.

I would like to thank all our affiliates who know us and trust us and realize that an outage like this is very uncharacteristic of our service, history and company philosophies.

At the same time, I would like to apologize to all our affiliates for not notifying you sooner. The recovery from this attack has been all consuming and without going into great detail, there were security reasons we could not announce this sooner. Most companies would not even admit to having
experienced a DDoS attack, even after it has been brought under control, but we know we owe you an explanation.

To those who think they can find better service elsewhere, all I can say is when a DDoS attack hits, no one is safe.

To our competitors, all I can say is, when it happens to you, give me a call and I'll tell you what your options are to minimize the impact.

Due to security precautions, I cannot reveal any more information about who the DDoS service protection company is, or any numbers regarding the volume of the attack, so please don't ask.

What a fucking weekend…

Account Admin
KenC

Fonz · 2004-09-13, 02:28 PM

Good to hear you fought it off

Seems like more programs had these kind of attacks over the weekend.

KCX · 2004-09-13, 02:36 PM

Hey Fonz,

We are happy we were able to find a working solution.

Which other programs were hit? I hope they were able to escape the attack, too.

plateman · 2004-09-13, 04:29 PM

my stores are down right now..

Greenguy · 2004-09-14, 11:22 AM

Mine's up now - I forgot to look yesterday.

But looks like things are back to normal now

plateman · 2004-09-14, 03:15 PM

still down for me..

Greenguy · 2004-09-14, 04:15 PM

Your store - http://store.sex-superstore.com/cgi-...ex.cgi?af=6883 - look open to me

plateman · 2004-09-14, 04:19 PM

Not here yet thats a dead link here.. Thanks for trying

Greenguy · 2004-09-14, 04:21 PM

I wonder if they had to switch DNS & your hasn't propagated yet?

plateman · 2004-09-14, 04:26 PM

I think ip, ohio should have it if new york has it..

jennym · 2004-09-14, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Greenguy
Your store - http://store.sex-superstore.com/cgi-...ex.cgi?af=6883 - look open to me

No web site is configured at this address

That's what I get. Hope it comes up soon for ya' plateman.

Greenguy · 2004-09-14, 04:46 PM

Plateman - states have nothing to do with it - ISP's update their own DNS info, usually once a day, but some are slower than others.

plateman · 2004-09-14, 05:23 PM

thats right what the hell was I thinking - LOL

plateman · 2004-09-15, 12:57 PM

ok after midnight here My store was up and now its not..
And the lights are out at greenie's store here http://store.sex-superstore.com/cgi-bin/home.cgi?6792 my store http://store.sex-superstore.com/cgi-...ex.cgi?af=6883 someone please check..

Greenguy · 2004-09-15, 03:53 PM

They both work fine for me.

jennym · 2004-09-15, 05:13 PM

both work fine for me.

plateman · 2004-09-16, 07:55 PM

WTF i still cant get my store or yours.. Isn't like I am missing anything..

plateman · 2004-09-18, 09:51 PM

Just now am I able To reach my store - cock sucker ISP

2004-09-13, 02:15 PM	#1
KCX Rock stars ... is there anything they don't know? Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 12	PEcash Fights DDoS Attack PEcash fights DDoS attack The entire network of PEcash online stores has been under an intense DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack that began on Friday, September 10th and has continued to ramp up through today. By Saturday morning September 11th, all attempts to increase server performance and increase bandwidth had failed. By Saturday afternoon we had an agreement with THE best DDoS protection service available. It has taken another 24-48 hours to implement this service, tweak the service and propagate the DNS that brings all our relocated stores back online. As of this morning, Monday September 13th we are 100% fully restored. We are continuing to monitor the situation. The good news is that our agreement with the DDoS protection service keeps us protected from DDoS attacks in the future. In fact, we are so impressed with the service and their technicians that we would not consider doing business without them from this point forward. I would like to thank all our affiliates who know us and trust us and realize that an outage like this is very uncharacteristic of our service, history and company philosophies. At the same time, I would like to apologize to all our affiliates for not notifying you sooner. The recovery from this attack has been all consuming and without going into great detail, there were security reasons we could not announce this sooner. Most companies would not even admit to having experienced a DDoS attack, even after it has been brought under control, but we know we owe you an explanation. To those who think they can find better service elsewhere, all I can say is when a DDoS attack hits, no one is safe. To our competitors, all I can say is, when it happens to you, give me a call and I'll tell you what your options are to minimize the impact. Due to security precautions, I cannot reveal any more information about who the DDoS service protection company is, or any numbers regarding the volume of the attack, so please don't ask. What a fucking weekend… Account Admin KenC __________________ www.LegXing.com

2004-09-13, 02:28 PM	#2
Fonz Former pr0n slinger. Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Antwerp, Belgium Posts: 7,932	Good to hear you fought it off Seems like more programs had these kind of attacks over the weekend. __________________ See how I abuse little trees on my Shumi no Bonsai Blog

2004-09-13, 02:36 PM	#3
KCX Rock stars ... is there anything they don't know? Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 12	Hey Fonz, We are happy we were able to find a working solution. Which other programs were hit? I hope they were able to escape the attack, too. __________________ www.LegXing.com

2004-09-13, 04:29 PM	#4
plateman What can I do - I was born this way LOL Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: ohio Posts: 3,086	my stores are down right now.. __________________ Submit to: Porn O Plenty XXX Links Reality Here

2004-09-14, 11:22 AM	#5
Greenguy The Original Greenguy (Est'd 1996) & AVN HOF Member - I Crop Pics For Thumbs In My Sleep Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Blasdell, NY (shithole suburb south of Buffalo) Posts: 41,929	Mine's up now - I forgot to look yesterday. But looks like things are back to normal now __________________ Promote POV Porn Cash By Building & Submitting Galleries to the Porn Luv Network

2004-09-14, 03:15 PM	#6
plateman What can I do - I was born this way LOL Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: ohio Posts: 3,086	still down for me.. __________________ Submit to: Porn O Plenty XXX Links Reality Here

2004-09-14, 04:15 PM	#7
Greenguy The Original Greenguy (Est'd 1996) & AVN HOF Member - I Crop Pics For Thumbs In My Sleep Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Blasdell, NY (shithole suburb south of Buffalo) Posts: 41,929	Your store - http://store.sex-superstore.com/cgi-...ex.cgi?af=6883 - look open to me __________________ Promote POV Porn Cash By Building & Submitting Galleries to the Porn Luv Network

2004-09-14, 04:19 PM	#8
plateman What can I do - I was born this way LOL Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: ohio Posts: 3,086	Not here yet thats a dead link here.. Thanks for trying __________________ Submit to: Porn O Plenty XXX Links Reality Here

2004-09-14, 04:21 PM	#9
Greenguy The Original Greenguy (Est'd 1996) & AVN HOF Member - I Crop Pics For Thumbs In My Sleep Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Blasdell, NY (shithole suburb south of Buffalo) Posts: 41,929	I wonder if they had to switch DNS & your hasn't propagated yet? __________________ Promote POV Porn Cash By Building & Submitting Galleries to the Porn Luv Network

2004-09-14, 04:26 PM	#10
plateman What can I do - I was born this way LOL Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: ohio Posts: 3,086	I think ip, ohio should have it if new york has it.. __________________ Submit to: Porn O Plenty XXX Links Reality Here

2004-09-14, 04:46 PM	#12
Greenguy The Original Greenguy (Est'd 1996) & AVN HOF Member - I Crop Pics For Thumbs In My Sleep Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Blasdell, NY (shithole suburb south of Buffalo) Posts: 41,929	Plateman - states have nothing to do with it - ISP's update their own DNS info, usually once a day, but some are slower than others. __________________ Promote POV Porn Cash By Building & Submitting Galleries to the Porn Luv Network

2004-09-14, 05:23 PM	#13
plateman What can I do - I was born this way LOL Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: ohio Posts: 3,086	thats right what the hell was I thinking - LOL __________________ Submit to: Porn O Plenty XXX Links Reality Here

2004-09-15, 12:57 PM	#14
plateman What can I do - I was born this way LOL Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: ohio Posts: 3,086	ok after midnight here My store was up and now its not.. And the lights are out at greenie's store here http://store.sex-superstore.com/cgi-bin/home.cgi?6792 my store http://store.sex-superstore.com/cgi-...ex.cgi?af=6883 someone please check.. __________________ Submit to: Porn O Plenty XXX Links Reality Here

2004-09-15, 03:53 PM	#15
Greenguy The Original Greenguy (Est'd 1996) & AVN HOF Member - I Crop Pics For Thumbs In My Sleep Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Blasdell, NY (shithole suburb south of Buffalo) Posts: 41,929	They both work fine for me. __________________ Promote POV Porn Cash By Building & Submitting Galleries to the Porn Luv Network

2004-09-15, 05:13 PM	#16
jennym You can now put whatever you want in this space :) Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: the south Posts: 529	both work fine for me.

2004-09-16, 07:55 PM	#17
plateman What can I do - I was born this way LOL Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: ohio Posts: 3,086	WTF i still cant get my store or yours.. Isn't like I am missing anything.. __________________ Submit to: Porn O Plenty XXX Links Reality Here

2004-09-18, 09:51 PM	#18
plateman What can I do - I was born this way LOL Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: ohio Posts: 3,086	Just now am I able To reach my store - cock sucker ISP __________________ Submit to: Porn O Plenty XXX Links Reality Here

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