We have monitored a rise within the quantity of DDoS and DoS assaults in opposition to our servers following the discharge of Operation Ember Rise. Below you will see our subsequent steps for a way we plan to handle the state of affairs and transfer ahead.
BAN WAVES
We have recognized the worst offenders perpetuating these DDoS/DoS assaults, and will likely be initiating a ban wave. This will apply to each PC and Console gamers.
Impact: Players which were discovered to be initiating DDoS/DoS assaults will likely be banned.
Target: Next Week, will proceed as wanted
REDUCING MATCHES PER SERVER
We at the moment host three matches per server. When a server crashes, or when a DDoS/DoS assault happens, this ends in three matches being impacted and brought offline. We are splitting this to have every server host a single match to cut back the influence
Impact: 66% discount within the influence of DDoS/DoS assaults.
Target: End of this week
REMOVE ESCALATING ABANDON SANCTION
We have famous the unintended penalties of the escalating abandon sanction on gamers impacted by DDoS/DoS assaults. We are disabling this characteristic to cut back the long term influence that’s felt by authentic gamers.
Impact: Reduce influence felt by authentic gamers after a match has been ended through DDoS/DoS/Soft Booting.
Target: End of this week
NETWORK TRAFFIC MONITORING/MANAGEMENT
We are making changes to how we handle and monitor community information, and the way we settle for packets despatched to our servers. We can not present particulars on this matter, as it can expose info that can be utilized to avoid the work we’re doing. This may have a considerable influence on DDoS, DoS, Soft Booting, and server stressing.
Impact: This may have a considerable influence on DDoS, DoS, Soft Booting, and server stressing.
Target: Early October
LEGAL OPTIONS
We have mentioned the present state of affairs with our authorized group, and assessed our choices. We will likely be issuing stop and desists to web sites and folks internet hosting these providers.
Legal motion in opposition to distinguished DDoS/DoS attackers is in progress.
Impact: Reduce the provision of DDoS/DoS service suppliers
Target: Ongoing
WORKING WITH MICROSOFT PARTNERS
Development is ongoing with our companions on the Microsoft Azure group, and we’re working intently with them to develop each brief and long run options.
Impact: This may have a considerable influence on DDoS, DoS, Soft Booting, and server stressing.
Target: Ongoing
These phrases will likely be used often all through this text:
DDoS – An assault on the server, or community, from a number of PCs/gadgets that overloads the community. This ends in all gamers being disconnected and the match ending.
DoS – An assault on the server, or community, from a single PC/gadget that overloads the connection. This typically ends in all gamers being disconnected.
“Soft Booting” – A DDoS/DoS assault that degrades the community/server to the purpose that some gamers are dropped from the match.
“Stressing” – A DDoS/DoS assault that degrades the community/server to a lesser diploma than “Soft Booting”. This ends in all gamers sustaining their connection, however having a relentless ping >1,000ms, making the game unresponsive.
