Update 2: Forums and login servers are back up.
Update: Forums are now down as well.
The picture certainly says it all, but if you head over to the forums, you’ll see that the threads complaining of downed servers are legion. The infamous hacking network LulzSec is apparently behind a DDoS attack on several popular games and gaming resources. Among the affected is our beloved League of Legends login server, as well as Escapist Magazine, Minecraft, and EVE Online. The LoL forums remain unaffected.
It’s not entirely clear what made League of Legends a target, other than the potential impact. It’s interesting to see the kind of responses to the whole thing on both sides. The LoL forums are flooded with Riot supporters and LulzSec flaming over the attack. The LulzSec Twitter feed is also getting spammed with comments like the following:
@LulzSec Next time show true skills and help to actually keep the LOL servers up for more than 24 hours. 🙂
The internet is a weird place.
