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If You're Wondering Why It Feels Like Half the Internet Is Down, Here's Why

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If you live on the East Coast, you might've noticed that some of your favorite websites were completely down and inaccessible. While that issue was temporarily resolved, it appears that it is once again happening as a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack.

The DDoS attack is targeting Dyn, a company responsible for domain name serves (DNS), reports Gizmodo. Essentially, if Dyn is down, you can't access whatever website you're trying to visit. This morning's attack affected a huge number of websites, including Box, CNN, Etsy, HBO Now, Grubhub, Imgur, PayPal, Pinterest, Reddit, Spotify, Twitter, Yelp, and several more. The issue seemed resolved around 9:40 a.m. EDT but has once again started occurring - and the Department of Homeland Security is "monitoring this situation," reported Eric Geller, a reporter at Politico via Twitter.

For now, the DDoS attack appears to only be affecting those on the East Coast.

This situation is developing, so stay tuned for more details.



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