Pokemon Go servers affected by DDoS attack
The servers of the popular game Pokemon Go developed by Niantic for iOS and Android devices have fallen as a result of a possible DDoS attack, as announced by the company on Twitter. The authorship of the cyber attack has been claimed by a group of hackers called PoodleCorp.
References:
- 16/07/2016 gizmodo.com Pokémon Go Servers Reportedly Attacked Because It Was Bound to Happen
- 16/07/2016 www.mirror.co.uk Pokemon Go servers 'HACKED by PoodleCorp' in Playstation-style DDoS attack
- 16/07/2016 andro4all.com Servidores de Pokemon Go caídos por ataque DDoS