Cyber attack downs Telstra network, affecting thousands of internet users
A cyber attack has brought down the internet address book that runs Telstra's network, resulting in thousands of people in Sydney and Melbourne reporting outages on Sunday morning.
The telco tweeted that it was looking into an issue impacting home internet connections, including those on the NBN. There were also reports from users that phones were affected too.
"We've identified the issue and are working on it," the telco later said. "Some of our Domain Name Servers (DNS) used to route your traffic online are experiencing a cyber attack, known as a Denial of Service (DoS). Your info isn't at risk. We're doing all we can to get you back online."
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/thousands-affected-by-telstra-internet-outage-20200802-p55hq9.html
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A cyber attack has brought down the internet address book that runs Telstra's network, resulting in thousands of people in Sydney and Melbourne reporting outages on Sunday morning.
The telco tweeted that it was looking into an issue impacting home internet connections, including those on the NBN. There were also reports from users that phones were affected too.
"We've identified the issue and are working on it," the telco later said. "Some of our Domain Name Servers (DNS) used to route your traffic online are experiencing a cyber attack, known as a Denial of Service (DoS). Your info isn't at risk. We're doing all we can to get you back online."
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/thousands-affected-by-telstra-internet-outage-20200802-p55hq9.html
#australia #telstra #DoS #telecom
Mass Telstra internet outages weren’t caused by cyber attack, telco now says
Thousands of Telstra internet customers in Sydney and Melbourne were hit by a mass service outage today and the telco initially blamed a massive cyber attack
But it has now bizarrely backed down on the claim.
On Sunday morning, the company confirmed home internet connections, both broadband and NBN, were down - predominantly in Sydney and Melbourne.
It blamed a a Denial of Service attack, saying Domain Name Servers were impacted.
https://www.news.com.au/technology/online/hacking/mass-telstra-internet-outages-caused-by-cyber-attack/news-story/648b7f338c6e4c71d7ba868a7f1a81ad
#australia #telstra #telecom
Thousands of Telstra internet customers in Sydney and Melbourne were hit by a mass service outage today and the telco initially blamed a massive cyber attack
But it has now bizarrely backed down on the claim.
On Sunday morning, the company confirmed home internet connections, both broadband and NBN, were down - predominantly in Sydney and Melbourne.
It blamed a a Denial of Service attack, saying Domain Name Servers were impacted.
https://www.news.com.au/technology/online/hacking/mass-telstra-internet-outages-caused-by-cyber-attack/news-story/648b7f338c6e4c71d7ba868a7f1a81ad
#australia #telstra #telecom
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Mass Telstra internet outages weren’t caused by cyber attack, telco now says
Thousands of Telstra internet customers in Sydney and Melbourne were hit by a mass service outage today and the telco initially blamed a massive cyber attack.