Ddos attack takes NPO and NOS websites offline – update

The websites of the NPO and the NOS are offline due to a major DDO attack. The NOS reports that it would be one of the largest attacks to date. The NOS app cannot be used either. The Broadcast Missed app still works.

around half past nine Twittered The NOS still states that the malfunction is ‘partly’ caused by a DDOs attack, but it is unclear what else is meant by that. Furthermore, the news medium states that this attack started around the end of the afternoon and that the various apps and websites of the public broadcaster gave up the ghost around 9 o’clock in the evening. It is not clear at this time how long the services will be interrupted. It is also unknown who is responsible for the attack.

A heavy DDOS attack ensures that the NOS and NPO sites and the apps are not accessible. We are working on a solution. Excuses.

— NPO (@Public Broadcasting) Nov 28, 2015

Until now, the television channels and teletext of the NPO have remained unaffected. At the beginning of October of this year, the NOS and NPO also had to deal with a DDO attack that caused a malfunction on its websites and mobile applications. Yesterday, customers of Tweak experienced minor inconvenience due to a ddos.

Update Sunday, 7:15 AM: The sites and apps are available again.