The suspect behind distributed denial of service attacks World of Warcraft Classic was found and arrested earlier this month, following Blizzard’s commitment to ensure a smooth experience for players.
DDoS attacks that hit World of Warcraft Classic it started on September 7. As players began to complain about server issues, a person who goes by UkDrillas on Twitter took credit for the attacks, tweeting warnings 30 minutes before each wave. Logging into most of the game’s servers during this time was nearly impossible, while those who managed to connect were eventually kicked out of the game.
In an update to the original post on the official Blizzard forums that acknowledged the DDoS attacks, the community manager closed the incident by claiming that the suspect behind it had been identified and arrested within days. Blizzard’s security team has been working with local and international police forces to track down the attacker, although it is unclear if the arrested suspect is also the one behind the UkDrillas Twitter account.
In both the United States and Europe, DDoS attacks are charged as federal crimes that can lead to several years in prison. In the United Kingdom, the maximum sentence is 10 years. The reason for the suspect’s attack against World of Warcraft Classic server remains unknown, but whatever it was, the compromise will probably be a prison sentence. More than a year ago, a DDoS attacker who targeted World of Warcraft he was sentenced to one year in prison and fined almost $30,000.
World of Warcraft Classic takes players back to how the popular MMO looked back in 2006, before the first expansion, The Burning Crusade. The experience costs nothing up front for players who have active World of Warcraft subscription, which goes for 15 USD per month, as well as very minimal system requirements.
Blizzard had their hands full in protection World of Warcraftincluding attempted containment World of Warcraft Classic honest experience by stopping a dubious cultivation method and filing a copyright infringement lawsuit against a Chinese company for blatant theft.
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Source: newstars.edu.vn