Jan 25, 2022 10:55:00

A country's Internet is blocked for 30 minutes by a DDoS attack targeting the Minecraft tournament

by

Tamahikari Tammas

During the Minecraft tournament, which attracted more than 1 million viewers on the first day, a DDoS attack attempted to kick off participants in the Principality of Andorra in Europe blocked the Internet throughout the Principality of Andorra. I did.

Minecraft DDoS Attack Leaves Small European Country Without Internet | Tom's Hardware
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The tournament where the incident occurred is the event 'Twitch Rivals Squidcraft Games' held by the video distribution platform Twitch. This is a tournament-style event based on Netflix's popular drama '

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The tournament proceeded without any problems on the first day, but in the middle of the second day, a DDoS attack on Andorra Telecom, the only Internet service provider in the Principality of Andorra, suddenly started. It was reported that eight streamers from the Principality of Andorra were disconnected from both Minecraft and Twitch, and at the same time the Internet was cut off throughout the Principality of Andorra.

⚠️ Us informem que la xarxa d'internet est à patint un atac de denegació de servei (DDoS). Per aquest motiu, pot ser que alguns usuaris tingueu dificultats per navegar per internet.

— Andorra Telecom (@AndorraTelecom) January 21, 2022

Thirty minutes after the DDoS attack began, Andorra Telecom reported that the service had been restored, but the eight people who had lost communication were treated as having dropped out of the tournament.