If you have experienced failures trying to connect to your favorite gaming platforms, it's not you: they have suffered a massive DDoS attack

A sudden increase in failure reports from platforms like Steam, Xbox, PlayStation, Riot Games, and Epic has sparked speculation about a possible massive DDoS attack. Downdetector’s records indicate that this spike in connectivity issues coincidentally occurred around 11 PM ET on October 6, leading analysts to link these incidents as part of the same phenomenon.

Riot and Steam have taken the worst part

Riot Games, in particular, has confirmed that it has been facing intermittent network issues that have affected its popular game League of Legends and its shooter Valorant. In a statement, Riot spokesperson Joe Hixson mentioned that their team has been working to resolve these issues and that proactive measures have been taken to protect the player experience, including the temporary disabling of ranked queues in some regions and the implementation of compensations for lost rank points.

Speculations suggest that the attack may have been launched through the Airsuru botnet, known for carrying out large-scale DDoS attacks. According to a report from Cloudflare, the Airsuru botnet has conducted attacks that are twice as volumetric as anything previously seen on the network, highlighting the seriousness of the current situation.

While the nature of the attack has not yet been officially confirmed, the coincidence and magnitude of the problems have fueled the theory that it could be a show of power by the perpetrators. Some users on platforms like Reddit suggest that this apparent display may be intended to demonstrate the ability to affect even targets that are traditionally considered resilient to such incidents.

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