Question

Recent Attacks on OpenStudy

Answer 1

Dear OpenStudiers,
It appears we have suffered DDoS attacks - which are attempts to interrupt/diminish/destroy OpenStudy. We are looking into it. For legal reasons, we can not say more because we do not want to jump to any conclusions.

These attacks inconvenience you our community, and seriously impact our revenues - as you can imagine. They are a criminal offense - make no mistake about it. It is like stealing money from OpenStudy. The government even considers this internet terrorism.

Several members of the community have come forth to help us in our investigation. We thank you for that. Please remain vigilant and if you have reason to suspect anything or can help prevent future attacks, please reach out to a moderator or one of us immediately.

Thank you.
Preetha, CEO

Answer 2

Thanks you for thanking us for our effort in the investigation preetha! and i hope we can stop these attacks

Answer 3

OS just got back for me..

Answer 4

i have no response for this. really i cant say anything xD

either way, thank you Miss Ram.

Answer 5

I have to agree with Preetha about this. This is a very serious thing. Whoever is doing it should stop immediately. You are only getting yourself into a bigger mess than you want to be in. OpenStudy will only get back up on its feet and will always remain strong and continue to provide the help that only OpenStudy can provide to students all over the world.
And some advice to the troublemakers behind all of this – Stop immediately, and apologize for the inconvenience your actions has caused everyone. The sooner you stop and apologize the less the consequences can be. I’m not saying that there will not be any consequences at all, that all depends on the course of path that Preetha and Inquus want to take. But, it is better to stop now. The longer you continue the more graver the consequences can be. Ask yourself, is it really worth it to attack a site that is meant to help thousands of people every day and pay heavy consequences for your actions?

Answer 6

Our community is OpenStudy's strength. And OpenStudy's strength is in our community.

Answer 7

Wait so people are trying to hack Open Study?

Answer 8

I believe so. Some users were affected.

Answer 9

DDoS isn't exactly hacking, it's just Distributed Denial of Service. So basically people or someone is trying to prevent anyone from accessing OS. I'm not sure how long ago this was but if it happened, then for some time, you may have not been able to use OS until the service was restored.

Answer 10

Folks, meet Saso, an old-timer and one of our first and most loyal users. He will forever be in the OpenStudy Hall of Fame.

Answer 11

Hi @sasogeek, nice to meet chu! :3

Answer 12

Oh dear Lord. I'm truly honored :)

Answer 13

Oh is that where the OWL be back came from? Or was that you trying to fix it?

Answer 14

OH! and HELLO! :)

Answer 15

Sassy <33 we talked earlier :)

Answer 16

Hello :)

Answer 17

hi @sasogeek I don't know you at all :/

Answer 18

That's sad, probably the DDoS kept me out of OS for a while. nice to meet you @shifuyanli :) lol

Answer 19

:D

Answer 20

The Owl Be Back is when OpenStudy takes down their site to patch up the coding. What just happened 10 minutes ago wasn't a ddos attack.

Answer 21

hey saso :)

thanks for letting us know Preetha :)

Answer 22

OHHHHH okay I got you.

Answer 23

Wait a sec.... "owl be back" isn't open study updating?? It's someone else messing around?!?!

Answer 24

No it is Open Study updating Dan...pay attention! lol XD

Answer 25

Owl Be Back is OpenStudy updating something.

Answer 26

oh.. I thought wrong for a second.. sorry :/

Answer 27

We have to push one more update- so hold on.

Answer 28

okay

Answer 29

Then just delete your mistake. :) @SamsungFanBoy

Answer 30

yes! pooja will be back ;)

Answer 31

XDD

Answer 32

Wait, there was an update while I was gone?

Answer 33

Preetha and c0decraker online at the same time = updates! :)

Answer 34

Preetha and c0de on at the same time = OS goes down

Answer 35

:(

Answer 36

Soemtimes its a good thing :3

Answer 37

True, since apparently I missed an update, I noticed the notification glitch got fixed and my account is working again ^_^

Answer 38

We won't go down without a fight :P

Answer 39

Mines isnt T_T

Answer 40

My account works, and yours breaks T_T

Answer 41

i read about DDoS a few months back....it isnt fun for the users who are being denied service...well thanks @Preetha for updating us :)

Answer 42

This post is on a serious topic, lets try to keep it that way .-.

Answer 43

How could they DDos this to OS!

Answer 44

IDK

Answer 45

those guys r just jelly cuz openstudy has so many members online

Answer 46

^ I like your way of thinking :)

Answer 47

@horsegirl27 @haydentroy this is what I was talking about

Answer 48

oh ok

Answer 49

gotchaaa

Answer 50

pshhhhh ddos is for n00bs, anybody with linux and metasploit can do that, all you need is a good internet connection and a fast internet card

Answer 51

real damage? I'd say try bricking it....

Answer 52

@AdozenBABYdogs

Answer 53

Thank you Omar for giving the hackers tips.
T_T

Answer 54

bricking is not easy...and im sure any hacker that knows how to ddos can also brick

Answer 55

Has the attacks stopped or are they still going on?