'Nico Nico Douga (Re: Provisional)' will be restored with minimal functionality, but full recovery is expected to take more than a month
Niconico Video, which had been suspended since the early hours of June 8, 2024, has been revived as a new version called Niconico Video (Re: Provisional) . It can be used without an account, but the videos that can be viewed are limited, and the functions are minimal, similar to those at the beginning of the service.
Dwango announced that the cause of the outage was a large-scale service attack that included ransomware, and that it will take about a month for the service to be fully restored.
Niconico Video (Re:)
Today, we released a new version, 'Nico Nico Douga (Re:tentative)'.
https://t.co/JvPwBa14Sn — Niconico Official (@nico_nico_info) June 14, 2024
Only a limited number of videos are available, with popular videos from 2007 currently available, and more will be added in the future. While the service is suspended, it will be available without an account, although it will be available with minimal functionality, as it was when the service first started.
The video playback screen of 'Nico Nico Douga (Re: Temporary)' looks like this. It has been revived with the bare minimum of functions, and there is no comment list, my list, or related video display function. Instead, it loads quite quickly and you can watch videos without stress.
New Gouketsuji Clan - Release of Worldly Desires - Let's Go! Onmyoji - Niconico Video
https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch_tmp/sm9
According to
The videos displayed are mechanically selected based on a specific theme. At the time of writing, the theme was 'Those nostalgic videos,' and the site automatically selected videos that were popular in each genre in 2007.
'Tsurikkuma' is waiting at the bottom of the top page.
Catch as many fish and shellfish as you can without catching any jellyfish. Your score can be posted to X.
According to an announcement by Dwango Co., Ltd., the current unavailability of services, including Niconico Video, is 'the result of a large-scale cyber attack, including ransomware,' and the company is currently investigating and taking measures to fully grasp the extent of the damage and restore operations.
Report and apology regarding cyber attacks on our services | Dwango Co., Ltd.
https://dwango.co.jp/news/5131439897051136/
Regarding the outlook for recovery, Niconico is a service that involves hundreds of systems working together, and as they will need to check the contents of the servers one by one to rescue the safe data and then use that data to rebuild the system in a safe environment, it is expected to take more than a month.
In addition, monthly membership fees for premium members and N Preparatory School, as well as revenue distribution to creators and operators, are scheduled to be compensated for the months of June and July 2024.
In addition, it seems that many systems for the 'Nico Nico Manga' app were not affected, and the company aims to restore the app by June 2024 with a scaled-down version that focuses on basic functions.
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