Web sites serviced by DNS and hosting provider Go Daddy were down today. A hacker using the "Anonymous Own3r" Twitter account claimed credit for the outage.
"Status Alert: Hey, all. We're aware of the trouble people are having with our site. We're working on it," Go Daddy acknowledged in a Twitter post.
Go Daddy representatives did not immediately respond to e-mails seeking comment on the outage, and phone lines at the Scottsdale, Ariz.-based company were busy. The problem could be affecting thousands, if not millions, of sites, given that Go Daddy is not only one of the biggest Web site hosters but also the largest domain registrar.
That was followed by this tweet from the @AnonOpsLegion account: "#TangoDown --
Domain Names | The World's Largest Domain Name Registrar - GoDaddy.com | by@AnonymousOwn3r"
The AnonymousOwn3r account clarified in various tweets that: "it's not Anonymous coletive [sic] the attack is coming just from me."
The Go Daddy site was up, but Twitter users were complaining that numerous sites hosted by the company were inaccessible.
"Duuude? This attack affects not only corporations but also ppl who support your ideology. whats the rationale?" one supposed fan of Anonymous tweeted.
More to come...
