Hehe . . perhaps the attackers have actually done you guys a favor in the long run by giving you a bit of downtime and opportunity to implement the DDoS protections that I'm sure have been on the "TO DO" list , but performance upgrades are taking up all available time for the longest

I suggest you request a new ip range in another /24 from verizon or it might be very easy for the attacker to find the backend

I agree and have not understood why a new set of IPs have not been provided already?

Especially if 2 of the current IPs are not working as expected.

By the way, I kinda like any approach that simply lets the attacker(s) run out of money

Hey Steve - thanks for addressing the payout issue clearly, it's going to become a top concern as the day goes forward. You guys do what you have to do, I'll still be here, as will most of the rest of the community. These are the growing pains that plague online businesses that managed to catch atte...

Hey Steve - improved DDoS protection will be worth the wait.

Quick question though - how will this affect payouts?

Two factor authentication is now released and enabled. To activate it, view your 'settings' page.

Fantastic! Heading over there now

totally dependant on context of how you read it. he means they don't want it like a WoW account where the account becomes valuable because whats connected to it.

Precisely.

We don't want accounts to be valuable.

As counter-intuitive as that statement sounds, it still makes perfect sense

Definitely worth the potential disruption, good luck guys!

I looked this up regarding moose and rabies - looks like good news - http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/docs/dph/cdc/ ... 014-en.pdf

"These animals are almost never
found to have rabies and bites
from these animals have never
resulted in a human case of
rabies in the US. "