Dyn experiences DDoS attack

Users on the West Coast and East Coast of the United States maybe experiencing some issues when attempting to access sites like: Amazon.com, Spotify, Netflix, GitHub, SoundCloud, Etsy, Twitter, and many other poplar sites. The reason for the connectivity issue is because Dyn.com is experiencing a massive DDoS attack.

Dyn.com is one of the largest and most popular managed DNS providers in the world. Dyn provides all or part of the domain name resolution (DNS) service for the sites listed above. When users attempt to access a site like Etsy.com, Dyn would be the company handling the request for translating Etsy.com to its respective IP address. Dyn is experiencing a DDoS attack so it would not be able to answer all the requests it receives.

The latest status updates from Dyn:

Update – Our engineers are continuing to investigate and mitigate several attacks aimed against the Dyn Managed DNS infrastructure.
Oct 21, 19:43 UTC
Update – At this time, the advanced service monitoring issue has been resolved. Our engineers are still investigating and mitigating the attacks on our infrastructure.
Oct 21, 18:52 UTC
Update – Dyn Managed DNS advanced service monitoring is currently experiencing issues. Customers may notice incorrect probe alerts on their advanced DNS services. Our engineers continue to monitor and investigate the issue.

Customers with questions or concerns are encouraged to reach out to our Technical Support Team.
Oct 21, 18:23 UTC
Update – Our engineers continue to investigate and mitigate several attacks aimed against the Dyn Managed DNS infrastructure.
Oct 21, 17:53 UTC
Update – This DDoS attack may also be impacting Dyn Managed DNS advanced services with possible delays in monitoring. Our Engineers are continuing to work on mitigating this issue.
Oct 21, 16:48 UTC
Investigating – As of 15:52 UTC, we have begun monitoring and mitigating a DDoS attack against our Dyn Managed DNS infrastructure. Our Engineers are continuing to work on mitigating this issue.
Oct 21, 16:06 UTC
Monitoring – Services have been restored to normal as of 13:20 UTC.
Oct 21, 13:36 UTC
Update – This attack is mainly impacting US East and is impacting Managed DNS customers in this region. Our Engineers are continuing to work on mitigating this issue.
Oct 21, 12:45 UTC
Investigating – Starting at 11:10 UTC on October 21st-Friday 2016 we began monitoring and mitigating a DDoS attack against our Dyn Managed DNS infrastructure. Some customers may experience increased DNS query latency and delayed zone propagation during this time. Updates will be posted as information becomes available.

Customers with questions or concerns are encouraged to reach out to our Technical Support Team.
Oct 21, 11:10 UTC