Thanks for the update. Am just glad... yay... we are back in business.

I wonder if it's someone who got banned that caused the DDOS attack.

so what would happen if they decide to do something like ddos witness nodes?

Congratulations @steemitblog!
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busy.org works... so it's something. but their editor is... meh

Thank you for the report, and yes blockchain is amazing as [BeScouted](www.bescouted.com) a photography platform on steem blockchain that we connected a few days ago was operating as usual and users were getting their rewards:)

Makes sense. I thought it might have been my connection last night.

The Steemit Dev team vs botnet army...
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Maximum effort guys! Kick Sum Ass.

I was noticing the downtime today and was checking github for any issues. I hope we managed to stop the DDoS. Is there a way I can help ? (Technically ?)

Also just wondering whether Cloudflare can help.

I don't fully understand. How the blockchain wasn't affected if the blockchain was barely useable and nothing could connect to it? I understand the blockchain survived without data loss, error or being hacked. To say unaffected is a slightly dismissing the serious nature of the attach no? In any case, great work in keeping steemit running and hoping for a stronger than ever recovery..

Thanks for the update

Maybe it was Julian Assange , testing if Steemit is good and secure enough for him :P i saw his post was from 6 Octobre so.

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Did anyone know who is responsible to the attack?

That article is very timely: https://www.inc.com/joseph-steinberg/could-blockchain-technology-end-ddos-attacks.html

Glad we're back!!

DdoS is a proof that steemit is getting importance of group of people. Good thing is that steem blockchain is safe and there are alternatives in busy.org, chain.bb and esteem.

well done guys keep moving .....

It's good that you won. And you can not do so during the attacks for users somewhere there was an announcement about what exactly was happening? I was very worried because I did not understand what had happened.

We're going mainstream now boys!

Well if this would have had much "sentimental" influence, causing sell-off of Steem, I'd be interested in seeing who was loading up this weekend. (Perhaps "SteemPower" helped in this regard). It is said that an arsonist can usually be found among the crowd of onlookers as firefighters labor to minimize destruction.  ( tonight I'll dream- Loud beating on my door. Opening to be confronted by Ned and two FBI agents, warrant in hand, lol )  No, seriously I had nothing to do with it.

Hope those upvote/comment loading times get fixed soon as well. Took me almost 5 minutes just now trying to comment on someone's post, lol...

Maybe poor servers, I say good servants for all the work in the background to mitigate the attack , as I suspected the blockchain has been Invincible to attack, no information lost or altered ...
Neighbors PowerUp Steamers you're doing a great job thank you
, thanks againn 
I would like to read more about the interesting attack, but I find myself lost for days just reading content on here , with Fascination I admire the trending topics that gather so many steam, I especially like the replies and all the amazing points of view that are coming from the collective. The idea that with time and effort a person may eventually withdraw tangible assets from a Blog...
I almost admire the white paper like a Prelude to a new constitution..
Wild Liberty can never be contained ,you have in the first block and chain included the concept of Liberty ,once again I salute you ...
Vigilance is a virtue that I often admire but seldom have the chance to identify, the the vigilants of the cause of steemit r not hidden from my green laser eyes...
Adrift in the too toxic sea of humanity, on the root raft named healing  , decades upon Decades of torturously ecstatic trials , often looking into heaven and making this declaration, thank you for the Eternal vigilance protection and direction  ,  I have a vision, and I have begun to open the world to that Vision here , from the scrap yard past experiences I have begun to craft a new vessel " The Mourning After" ,  a steem punk expanding vessel of Deliverance,
As the prayer says Deliver Us from Evil, and direct us  a way  from temptation..

Imagine the root raft of healing washing to the shore of transitions, there is a small chain exposed barely visible in the Sands of Futures Past,  soul man anchors root  to chain exciting servers globally, instantly antiviral healing algorithms are....
Continued  
 Thanks for reading sharing and caring Steam on

Its a good thing that we go back online. Steemit team kick some ass of DDoS attackers. Everybody were now having much trust on steemit. They are still standing inspite of the attacks on several fronts. 

Kudos @steemitblog for this very informative article. It somehow clear the clouds and all of us were now online and happy. 
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Can some guys with good research skills try to find out who was behind this?

To Steemit better enhance the capabilities, very soon these numbers will be considered 'normal daily traffic'.

Honourable mentions to @steemit twitter account, who did her absolute best in a challenging day!

So? Any news about the terrible performance of the last 17 days of steemit? Posting, voting commenting, everything goes currently not so smooth

Bravo! The steemit team are doing a great job. I noticed the difficulty in login, but they really worked hard to resolve it fast.

Foooor

Attacker couldn't afford to DDOS the blockchain - which will only happen very quickly btw since consumption will be too big and the speed it so fast!  

What a robust blockchain right there! :D With busy.org and other Steem block explorers standing up during the attack, it only proves how Steem blockchain is not feasible for attacks with its transparency, speed, and rate-limiting. Kudos to steemit team and graphene!

It is satisfactory to know always it brings over of the coomendable work that does the equipment of Steemit, and that united to it ... there is the fact of defending his work neatly and dedication.
In this post there is reflected the permanency and the belonging of a responsible and functional equipment, which has as basic politics to express the mysticism of work, which summarizes the love and the respect that this equipment of Steemit guards him to his labors of office.
Thank you for his responsibility with us the users!
This way we interact insurances in this social network. Henry Calu
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Traducción al español:
Es satisfactorio conocer siempre acerca del trabajo loable que hace el equipo de Steemit, y que aunado a eso... está el hecho de defender su trabajo con esmero y dedicación. En este post se refleja la permanencia y la pertenencia de un equipo responsable y funcional, que tiene como política básica de expresar la mística de trabajo, lo cual resume el amor y el respeto que este equipo de Steemit le guarda a sus labores de oficina.
Gracias por su responsabilidad con nosotros los usuarios!
Así interactuamos seguros en esta red social. Henry Calu

Appreciate your hard work!

What motive would they have to take Steemit offline?

Could it be someone that is trying to bring the price of STEEM down?