Bitfinex on Twitter: Exchange is Under DDoS Attack; Question Arise

[kreslik.news]

On Sunday evening, Bitfinex tweeted that the exchange was “under DDoS attack”. The attack reportedly began during scheduled maintenance earlier that day that was otherwise successful, and has “been ongoing since.” No further information has been given since the initial announcement.

The DDoS attack is the latest in a string of issues with the exchange that have been so serious that even the New York Times took notice. Following last week’s Tether hack, the newspaper published a report entitled “Warning Signs About Another Giant Bitcoin Exchange”, in which it describedBitfinex as an “opaque operation” that did not publicly ... (read more)